For next Thursday (1/24), please read the following book excerpt, which can be downloaded from the “Readings” section of this website.

Giegerich, Heinz. 1992. English Phonology: An Introduction, Chapter 8.1-8.3 (Discussion of English consonantal allophony). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

I’ve also posted the following, optional reading, which discusses the historical developments of the consonantal and vowel systems of English.

Minkova, Donka & Robert Stockwell. 2008. Phonology: Segmental Histories. In A Companion to the History of the English Language, H. Momma and M. Matto (eds), 29-42. Malden, MA: Blackwell Publishing.

In Thursday class, we will look at some of the changes that have affected the English consonants over time.  If you would like to know more about these changes, have a look at pgs. 36-42 of the Minkova & Stockwell reading.