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Markedness: Reduction and Preservation in Phonology (Cambridge Studies in Linguistics)
Paul de Lacy

Cambridge University Press, 2006

'Markedness' refers to the tendency of languages to show a preference for particular structures or sounds. This bias towards 'marked' elements is consistent within and across languages, and tells us a great deal about what languages can and cannot do. This pioneering study presents a groundbreaking theory of markedness in phonology. De Lacy argues that markedness is part of our linguistic competence, and is determined by three conflicting ...

The Cambridge Handbook of Phonology

1 review

Cambridge University Press, 2007

Both educational and theoretical
This handbook contains current trends and theories in phonology. The core of this handbook is about the popular phonological model - Optimality Theory, but there are also some chapters, which talk about the development of phonology without OT (e.g. Keren Rice in Ch.4, Matthew Gordon in Ch.3). Each chapter gives a good elaboration about the topic of that chapter in way of being easily understood. ...

Travelers' Tales (Solomon Kane Adventure, S2P10401)
Paul Wiggy Wade-Williams, Shane Lacy Hensley

Pinnacle Entertainment Group, 2008

Solomon Kane: Traveler's TalesTM - An adventure book for the Savage World of Solomon Kane RPGTM. Beware traveler, for many roads lead to Hell! Evil cloaked in many forms holds sway across the world. Facing it is a small group of stout-hearted men and women, wanderers all, called by a powerful shaman to follow the Path of Kane. Traveler's Tales comprises three short adventures for the Savage World of Solomon Kane RPGTM. Each tale of ...

Canyon o' Doom (Deadlands: The Weird West)
Hal Mangold

Pinnacle Entertainment Group, 2000

Brooklyn Storefronts

3 reviews
Paul Lacy

W. W. Norton, 2008

"A striking canvas that reflects the cultural vibrancy and creative energy of Brooklyn life"
This small book celebrates the random communities that have serviced local neighborhood needs, in this case Brooklyn and surrounding areas, Bedford Stuyvesant, Flatbush, Crown Heights, Sunset Park, even the waterfront neighborhoods from Greenpoint to Gowanus. As the author witnesses a favorite local bodega replaced by a trendy upscale restaurant, he realizes that these multi-cultural stores will ...