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| Author | Richard M. Hogg, C. B. McCully |
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| Language | English |
| Subject | metrical phonology |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Publication date | 1987 |
| Media type | Print (hardcover) |
| Pages | 279 |
| ISBN | 9780521316514 |
Metrical Phonology: A Course Book is a 1987 book by Richard M. Hogg and C. B. McCully in which the authors provide an introduction to a theory of metrical phonology.
The book was reviewed by Irene Vogel, Michael Jessen and Geert Booij. [1] [2] [3]
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