Principles of Phonology. by Trubetzkoy, N. S - 1969

Berkeley, California.: University of California Press.. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1969. Hardcover. 8vo - 23 x 15 cm.; x - 344 pp. Translated by Christiane A.M. Baltaxe. Trubetzkoy (1890-1938) was an influential Russian linguist whose teachings formed the center of the Prague School of structural linguistics. This work "treats some 200 phonological systems attested in the world's languages. . . Theory of Distinctiveness. . . appendixes include articles on Phonology and Linguistic Geography, Morphonology and Trubetzkoy's autobiographical notes . . " Former owner's name plate on front endpaper, another name on front free endpaper and text block head, otherwise, a clean, sturdy copy. Dust jacket is sunned with some chipping. .