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A reprint of the 1968 work to coincide with the publication of the paper edition (unseen, $16. 95). The renowned linguists from MIT present the still classic, though in some aspects outdated, account the phonology of modern American English, contrasting parallel phenomena in other languages, and tracing the evolution of the English vowel system. Some background in linguistics is assumed. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc. , Portland, OR