John Anton Goldsmith is a leading linguist and professor at the University of Chicago, whose work spans phonology to computational linguistics. He is notably recognized for introducing autosegmental phonology, which treats phonological phenomena as parallel tiers of segments representing speech features. His current research explores the unsupervised learning of linguistic structure, exemplified by his Linguistica software project, and the extension of computational linguistics algorithms into bioinformatics.
This volume includes papers by leading figures in phonetics and phonology on two topics central to phonological theory: tones and phonological features. Papers address a wide range of topics bearing on tones and features including their formal representation and phonetic foundation.
This volume provides the most comprehensive and authoritative collection of the key readings in phonological theory. It is designed to complement the outstanding Handbook of Phonological Theory, this volume is ideal as a primary text for course use. It also represents an unparalleled work of reference for anyone interested in recent developments in linguistic theory.