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A Thematic Guide to Optimality Theory

By John J. McCarthy

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2001
ISBN
0521791944, 9780521791946, 052179644X
LCC
P158.42 .M43 2001
Open Library ID
OL6797050M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
8 MB (8831030 bytes)
Series
Research Surveys in Linguistics
Edition
1St Edition
Pages
332\332
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

This book describes Optimality Theory from the top down, explaining and exploring the central premises of OT and the results that follow from them. Examples are drawn from phonology, morphology, and syntax, but the emphasis throughout is on the theory rather than the examples, on understanding what is special about OT and on equipping readers to apply it, extend it, and critique it in their own areas of interest. The book's coverage extends to work on first- and second-language acquisition, phonetics and functional phonology, computational linguistics, historical linguistics, and sociolinguistics. Chapters conclude with extensive suggestions for further reading, classified by topic, and are supplemented by a massive bibliography (over 800 items).

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