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Optimality Theory: Constraint Interaction in Generative Grammar
Alan Prince
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Description for Optimality Theory: Constraint Interaction in Generative Grammar
Hardcover. Available for the first time in book form, Prince and Smolensky's Optimality Theory is the seminal work in the field. In it, the theory's fundamental ideas are developed in detail and their explanatory power demonstrated across a wide array of phonological domains. Num Pages: 304 pages, 0. BIC Classification: CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 258 x 187 x 25. Weight in Grams: 756.
This book is the final version of the widely-circulated 1993 Technical Report that introduces a conception of grammar in which well-formedness is defined as optimality with respect to a ranked set of universal constraints.
This book is the final version of the widely-circulated 1993 Technical Report that introduces a conception of grammar in which well-formedness is defined as optimality with respect to a ranked set of universal constraints.
- Final version of the widely circulated 1993 Technical Report that was the seminal work in Optimality Theory, never before available in book format.
- Serves as an excellent introduction to the principles and practice of Optimality Theory.
- Offers proposals and analytic commentary that suggest many directions for further development for the professional.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781405119320
SKU
V9781405119320
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99-50
About Alan Prince
Alan Prince is Professor of Linguistics and a member of the Cognitive Science Center at Rutgers University and is, along with Paul Smolensky, one of the founders of Optimality Theory. He has published in journals such as Linguistic Inquiry, Science, Cognition, and Critical Inquiry. Paul Smolensky is Professor of Cognitive Science at Johns Hopkins ... Read more
Reviews for Optimality Theory: Constraint Interaction in Generative Grammar
“This is a very important book. Optimality Theory has transformed the field of linguistics more than almost any other development of the past half-century, and Prince and Smolensky started it all.” John J. McCarthy, University of Massachusetts, Amherst "OT does not need to permanently influence linguistic theory: it has already done so. Between ... Read more