Author : John J. McCarthy
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 624 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2008-04-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780470755525
Optimality Theory in Phonology by John J. McCarthy Pdf
Optimality Theory in Phonology: A Reader is a collection of readings on this important new theory by leading figures in the field, including a lengthy excerpt from Prince and Smolensky’s never-before-published Optimality Theory: Constraint Interaction in Generative Grammar. Compiles the most important readings about Optimality Theory in phonology from some of the most prominent researchers in the field. Contains 33 excerpts spanning a range of topics in phonology and including many never-before-published papers. Includes a lengthy excerpt from Prince and Smolensky’s foundational 1993 manuscript Optimality Theory: Constraint Interaction in Generative Grammar. Includes introductory notes and study/research questions for each chapter.