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Doing Optimality Theory: Applying Theory to Data
John J. McCarthy
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Description for Doing Optimality Theory: Applying Theory to Data
Paperback. Optimality Theory revolutionized the field of phonology and had a huge impact on linguistics in general when it was first proposed in 1993. In Doing Optimality Theory, one of the key proponents of the theory explains how to do analysis and research using this model. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFH; JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 480.
Doing Optimality Theory brings together examples and practical, detailed advice for undergraduates and graduate students working in linguistics.
Given that the basic premises of Optimality Theory are markedly different from other linguistic theories, this book presents the analytic techniques and new ways of thinking and theorizing that are required.
- Explains how to do analysis and research using Optimality Theory (OT) - a branch of phonology that has revolutionized the field since its conception in 1993
- Offers practical, in-depth advice for students and researchers in the field, presented in an engaging way
- Features numerous examples, questions, and exercises throughout, all helping to illustrate ... Read more
- Written by John J. McCarthy, one of the theory’s leading proponents and an instrumental figure in the dissemination and use of OT today
- An ideal guide through the intricacies of linguistic analysis and research for beginning researchers, and, by example, one which will lead the way to future developments in the field.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Number of Pages
322
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781405151368
SKU
V9781405151368
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99-50
About John J. McCarthy
John J. McCarthy is Distinguished Professor of Linguistics at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. His widely cited but unpublished manuscript "Prosodic Morphology I: Constraint Interaction and Satisfaction" (with Alan Prince, 1993) has been an important factor in the dissemination of Optimality Theory. He is also the author of Formal Problems in Semitic Phonology and Morphology (1985), A Thematic Guide to ... Read more
Reviews for Doing Optimality Theory: Applying Theory to Data
"An intensely practical book, full of concrete problemsolving advice, which should be well-thumbed by those learning and working within OT." (Journal of Linguistics, 2009)