Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

1. Themes in phonology / Paul de Lacy;
2. The pursuit of theory / Alan Prince ;
3. Functionalism in phonology / Matthew Gordon ;
4. Markedness in phonology / Keren Rice ;
5. Derivations and levels of representation / John J. McCarthy ; 6. Representation / John Harris ;
7. Contrast / Donca Steriade --
8. The syllable / Draga Zec ;
9. Feet and metrical stress / René Kager ;
10. Tone / Moira Yip ;
11. Intonation / Carlos Gussenhoven ;
12. The interaction of tone, sonority and prosodic structure / Paul de Lacy;
13. Subsegmental phenomena. Segmental features / T.A. Hall ; 14. Local assimilation and constraint interaction / Eric Bakovic ; 15. Harmony / Diana Archangeli and Douglas Pulleybank ;
16. Dissimilation in grammar and the lexicon / John D. Alderete and Stefan A. Frisch ;
17. The phonetics-phonology interface / John Kingston ;
18. The syntax-phonology interface / Hubert Truckenbrodt ;
19. Morpheme position / Adam Ussishkin ;
20. Reduplication / Suzanne Urbanczyk ;
21. Diachronic phonology / Ricardo Bermúdez-Otero ;
22. Variation and optionality / Arto Anttila ;
23. Acquiring phonology / Paula Fikkert ;
24. Learnability / Bruce Tesar ;
25. Phonological impairment in children and adults / Barbara Bernhardt and Joseph Paul Stemberger.

This handbook brings together the world's leading experts in phonology to present the most comprehensive and detailed overview of the field. Focusing on research and the most influential theories, the authors discuss each of the central issues in phonological theory, explore a variety of empirical phenomena, and show how phonology interacts with other aspects of language such as syntax, morphology, phonetics, and language acquisition. Providing a one-stop guide to every aspect of this important field, The Cambridge Handbook of Phonology will serve as an invaluable source of readings for advanced undergraduate and graduate students, an informative overview for linguists and a useful starting point for anyone beginning phonological research.