Böcker av Jose Ignacio Hualde

In its syntax and morphology Catalan presents characteristics which will be familiar to readers with a knowledge of other Romance languages, especially Spanish. There are areas in which it differs markedly and these are explored in depth.

The first comprehensive treatment of the phonological system of Basque available in English. The special features of Basque allow the investigation of the interaction of phonological rules using the Lexical Phonology framework.

This accessible textbook provides a clear introduction to the sounds of Spanish. Assuming no prior knowledge of linguistics, it explains from scratch the fundamentals of phonetics (the study of speech sounds) and phonology (the study of sound systems) and describes in detail the phonetic and phonological characteristics of Spanish as it is spoken in both Spain and Latin America. Topics covered include consonants, vowels, acoustics, stress, syllables, intonation, and aspects of variation within Spanish. Clear comparisons are made between the sounds of Spanish and those of English, and students are encouraged to put theory into practice with over fifty graded exercises. Los sonidos del espanol will help students gain a solid understanding of the sound system of Spanish and will also be useful to scholars in phonetics and phonology. All the sounds described in this book are demonstrated in the online audio sound files which accompany this book.