Iggy Roca
A welcome, much-improved second edition of a work already classic in the field.
Eulàlia Bonet
The publication of the first edition of this book filled an important gap. The second edition not only updates references but also includes two new chapters on laboratory phonology and intonation that are very welcome. The inclusion of intonation should set a model for similar books on other languages. All university libraries should have this book; it can be used in Spanish phonology courses of different levels and it is also a useful tool for researchers.
Eulàlia Bonet
The publication of the first edition of this book filled an important gap. The second edition not only updates references but also includes two new chapters on laboratory phonology and intonation that are very welcome. The inclusion of intonation should set a model for similar books on other languages. All university libraries should have this book; it can be used in Spanish phonology courses of different levels and it is also a useful tool for researchers.
D. Eric Holt
Presented by an accomplished team of editors and scholars, this second edition represents an excellent and comprehensive description of all areas of Spanish phonology, and contains timely additions on intonation and laboratory approaches, and an enhanced and updated chapter on optimality theory. Instructors will likewise appreciate the addition of exercises and suggested further readings for each main chapter and a final glossary of important terms.
Juana Gil
This text provides the comprehensive and yet accessible introduction to the phonology of Spanish that everyone interested in the field should know. A must read book.
From the Publisher
"The publication of the first edition of this book filled an important gap. The second edition not only updates references but also includes two new chapters on laboratory phonology and intonation that are very welcome. The inclusion of intonation should set a model for other similar books on other languages. All university libraries should have this book; it can be used in Spanish phonology courses of different levels and it is also a useful tool for researchers." — Eulàlia Bonet, professor of linguistics, Autonomous University of Barcelona
"A welcome, much-improved second edition of a work already classic in the field." — Iggy Roca, professor of languages and linguistics, University of Essex
"This extraordinarily didactic textbook, written in transparent Spanish, gives us the development in historical perspective of the generative study of Spanish phonology as well as the results of contemporary theoretically guided laboratory studies and exercises promoting critical thinking." — Jorge M. Guitart, professor of Spanish Linguistics, University at Buffalo: The State University of New York
"This text provides the comprehensive and yet accessible introduction to the phonology of Spanish that everyone interested in the field should know. A must read book." — Juana Gil, Head of the Phonetics Laboratory, Spanish National Research Council (CSIC). Madrid, Spain
"Presented by an accomplished team of editors and scholars, this second edition represents an excellent and comprehensive description of all areas of Spanish phonology, and contains timely additions on intonation and laboratory approaches, and an enhanced and updated chapter on optimality theory. Instructors will likewise appreciate the addition of exercises and suggested further readings for each main chapter and a final glossary of important terms." — D. Eric Holt, University of South Carolina
Jorge M. Guitart
This extraordinarily didactic textbook, written in transparent Spanish, gives us the development in historical perspective of the generative study of Spanish phonology as well as the results of contemporary theoretically guided laboratory studies and exercises promoting critical thinking.
