Applied English Phonology, Second Edition ( PDFDrive )

Preface to Second Edition
The feedback I received from its users indicates that the first edition of Applied
English Phonology has been quite successful in responding to the needs of students
and professionals. While it is gratifying to hear the positives, I have also
tried to pay a lot of attention to the users’ suggestions for improvement. Their
comments were an invaluable source in designing this revised second edition.
Although almost all chapters have been re-examined and received additional
material, some have received more revisions and expansion than the others.
Notably, ‘Sociophonetic Variation’ was added to chapters 3 and 4; chapter 4
also received a more systematic and expanded coverage on regional vowel shifts
in the United States. Chapter 8 is probably the one that has had the biggest
expansion, with entirely new sections on the role of ‘Optimality Theory’ and
‘Perception’ in interlanguage phonology.
An entirely new feature of the book is the addition of the sound files. It is
hoped that these will help to clarify many points made in the text and as such
will enhance students’ ease of understanding.
As with the first edition, I have again had the good fortune to have worked
with wonderful professionals from Wiley-Blackwell. I am grateful to Danielle
Descoteaux, acquisitions editor in linguistics, and Julia Kirk, linguistics editorial
assistant, for their constant support during the project, and to Fiona Sewell
for her superb copy-editing. I was equally fortunate in receiving help on the
home side from two of my students. My deep thanks go to Manon van Keeken,
whose excellent work and tireless efforts in checking and rechecking the manuscript
for accuracy contributed to its timely conclusion, and to Taryn Zuckerman
for her availability for and diligent work on the sound files.
M.Y.
Miami