re : new publication for web priority : normal subject : linguistics burquest , donald a . , author ; phonological analysis : a functional approach ; pb ; isbn : 1-55671 - 067 - 4 ; x + 314 pp . , 1998 , 2nd ed . , $ 29 . 00 . summer institute of linguistics . human language is a remarkable phenomenon . its study continues to be a source of fascination and delight . dr . donald burquest , professor of linguistics at the university of texas at arlington , developed this foundational textbook during years of helping students overcome the feelings of dismay that new phonology students experience when confronted by a mass of raw phonetic data . while working through the material , the student is led through the steps of organizing data and is introduced to particular theories for later in-depth specialization . the author expands on the previous edition of this text by adding introductions to autosegmental phonology and metrical phonology . he has also included a series of problems at the end of most chapters that provide an opportunity for the student to apply the information in that chapter . this textbook is intended for use in an upper division introductory course in phonology , preparing the student to further study aspects of current theory . grace fuqua academic publications summer institute of linguistics grace _ fuqua @ sil . org