The Segment in Phonetics and Phonology

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<i>The Segment in Phonetics and Phonology</i> unravels exactly what the segment is and on what levels it exists, approaching the study of the segment with theoretical, empirical, and methodological heterogeneity as its guiding principle.<br /><br /><ul><li>A deliberately eclectic approach to the study of the segment that investigates exactly what the segment is and on what level it exists</li><li>Includes new research data from a diverse range of fields such as experimental psycholinguistics, language acquisition, and mathematical theories of communication</li><li>Represents the major theoretical models of phonology, including Articulatory Phonology, Optimality Theory, Laboratory Phonology and Generative Phonology</li><li>Examines both well-studied languages like English, Chinese, and Japanese and under-studied languages such as Southern Sierra Miwok, Päri, and American Sign Language</li></ul>

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<p><b>Eric Raimy</b> is Professor in the Department of English at the University of WisconsinMadison whose research centers on phonology from a cognitive science perspective. His most recent publications are<i>The</i><i>Handbook of the Syllable</i> (ed. Cairns and Raimy, 2011) and<i>Wisconsin Talk</i> (co-edited with Thomas Purnell and Joseph Salmons, 2013).<br /><br /><b>Charles E. Cairns</b> is Professor Emeritus of Linguistics at City University of New York, and his research specializes in phonology. His latest publications include<i>Contemporary Views on Architecture and Representation in Phonology</i> (co-ed. Raimy and Cairns, 2009).</p>

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