functional phonology paul boersma new holland academic graphics functional phonology formalizing interactions articulatory perceptual drives paul boersma functional phonology paul boersma develops theory seeks explain describe data languages world general capabilities human motor behaviour perception separating roles articulation audition speech sounds predicts clarifies generalizations organization human speech solves several outstanding controversial phonological issues providing synthesis phonetic phonological standpoints theory functional phonology expresses explanatory functional principles like minimization articulatory effort minimization perceptual confusion directly descriptive formal grammar offers typologically empirically adequate alternative generative theories autosegmental phonology feature geometry subjects covered book include articulation perception models constraintbased accounts phonetic implementation acquisition articulatory perceptual phonological feature values algorithm learning stochastic grammars construction phoneme inventories circular optimization sound change determination fundamental principles underlie surface phenomena sometimes ascribed primitive phonological operations spreading obligatory contour principle book appeal phonologists interested possibility grammar directly reflects common principles efficient effective communication phoneticians interested idea phonetic explanations expressed constraint interactions formal grammar linguist interested innateness debate contents introduction part representations 1 representations features 2 articulation model 3 acoustical simulation 4 perception models 5 test articulation model part ii constraints 6 functional optimality theory 7 articulatory constraints 8 perceptual contrast faithfulness 10 acoustical faithfulness 11 typology localranking hypothesis 12 corespondence 13 degrees specification part iii grammar 14 learning production grammar 15 learn variation optionality probability 16 inventories 17 sound change 18 obligatory contour principle 19 spreading 20 conclusion 1998 xii 494 pp isbn 90 5569 054 6 paperback lot international series 11 ifott university amsterdam dissertation price individuals ordering directly hag nlg 66 00 excl pp vat holland academic graphics hague http www hagpub com