Frontmatter — CONTENTS — Illustrations — Acknowledgments — Note On Transcription — Preface To The Second Edition — Chapter One: Speech Sounds And Their Tasks — Chapter Two: Quest For The Ultimate Constituents — Chapter Three: The Network Of Distinctive Features — Chapter Four: The Spell Of Speech Sounds — Afterword — Appendix One. The Role Of Phonic Elements In Speech Perception — Appendix Two. On The Sound Shape Of Language: Mediacy And Immediacy — References — Index Of Names — Index Of Languages — Index Of Topics Discussed — Backmatter