available review phonology three books listed linguist office available review interested reviewing book leading discussion book please contact book review editor andrew carnie carnie linguistlist org note please include request message brief statement research interests background affiliation information might valuable help us select suitable reviewer provide link url online cv homepage ignored please also provide surface address us send book phonology james scobbie autosegmental representation declarative constraint based framework 08153 1949 0 cloth 280 pages 61 garland publishing outstanding dissertations linguistics book examines formal characterization multiple association perspective declarative constraintbased phonological framework autosegmental constraintbased aspects book highly relevant recent developments phonological theory predating current interest constraint interaction optimization inspired empirical formal success unification based grammars phonological rules representations interpreted hard constraints wellformedness general constraints simply conjoined faithfulness lexical entry obligatory alternations arise underspecification multiple sequenced tiers autosegmental phonology shown redundant linear order limited root tier association defined inverse dominance within feature geometry multiple association codominance feature two roots crossing constraint applicable since nonroot features sequenced tiers sharing constraint introduced instead key means forcing locality codominance bans codominance non adjacent roots thus features association lines indestructible key autosegmental properties integrity inalterability predicted occur long distance dependencies considered perspective structural integrity discontinuous geminates planar morphologies like fake geminates true geminates predicted sharing constraint tiny amount nontonal data presented favor nonlocal multiple association feeds phonological rules chaha displays nonlocal inalterability javanese opposite sideeffects thus balance evidence single mechanism uniting local nonlocal multiple association phonology daniel silverman phasing recoverability 08153 2876 1 cloth 256 pages 56 garland publishing outstanding dissertations linguistics phonological study investigates articulatory timing phasing relationships render acoustic cues optimally recoverable listener strong tendency languages allow suboptimal timing patterns allow optimal ones primary area focus otomanguean language group oaxaca mexico neighboring states possesses laryngeally complex vowels typologically unusual pattern tone nonmodal phonatory settings breathiness creakiness crossclassify laryngeally complex vowels jalapa mazatec comaltepec chinantec copala trique studied depth also explored phasing relations obstruents laryngeals sonorants laryngeals including phonological analyses diverse groups mon khmer tibeto burman nilotic among others throughout investigation findings number relevant disciplines aerodynamics acoustics audition applied sound patterns effort describe phonetic detail also explain phonological typological behavior ph dissertation university california los angeles 1995 revised new bibliography index phonology burquest donald author phonological analysis functional approach pb isbn 155671 067 4 x 314 pp 1998 2nd ed 29 00 summer institute linguistics human language remarkable phenomenon study continues source fascination delight dr donald burquest professor linguistics university texas arlington developed foundational textbook years helping students overcome feelings dismay new phonology students experience confronted mass raw phonetic data working material student led steps organizing data introduced particular theories later indepth specialization author expands previous edition text adding introductions autosegmental phonology metrical phonology also included series problems end chapters provide opportunity student apply information chapter textbook intended use upper division introductory course phonology preparing student study aspects current theory