Optimality Theory
Constraint Interaction in Generative Grammar
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Beschreibung
This book is the final version of the widely-circulated 1993Technical Report that introduces a conception of grammar in whichwell-formedness is defined as optimality with respect to a rankedset of universal constraints.
* * Final version of the widely circulated 1993 Technical Reportthat was the seminal work in Optimality Theory, never beforeavailable in book format.
* Serves as an excellent introduction to the principles andpractice of Optimality Theory.
* Offers proposals and analytic commentary that suggest manydirections for further development for the professional.
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Alan Prince
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"This is a very important book. Optimality Theory hastransformed the field of linguistics more than almost any otherdevelopment of the past half-century, and Prince and Smolenskystarted it all." John J. McCarthy, University ofMassachusetts, Amherst
"OT does not need to permanently influence linguistic theory: ithas already done so. Between 1993 and 2004, Prince andSmolensky's Optimality Theory was by far the mostwidely circulated manuscript among phonologists. Fortunately, it isnow available for a larger audience in this text edition."René Kager, Utrecht University
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