{"product_id":"optimality-theory-9781405119320","title":"Optimality Theory","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis 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. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style:\" none\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFinal version of the widely circulated 1993 Technical Report that was the seminal work in Optimality Theory, never before available in book format.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eServes as an excellent introduction to the principles and practice of Optimality Theory.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers proposals and analytic commentary that suggest many directions for further development for the professional.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This is a very important book. \u003ci\u003eOptimality Theory\u003c\/i\u003e has transformed the field of linguistics more than almost any other development of the past half-century, and Prince and Smolensky started it all.” \u003ci\u003eJohn J. McCarthy, University of Massachusetts, Amherst\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"OT does not need to permanently influence linguistic theory: it has already done so. Between 1993 and 2004, Prince and Smolensky’s \u003ci\u003eOptimality Theory\u003c\/i\u003e was by far the most widely circulated manuscript among phonologists. Fortunately, it is now available for a larger audience in this text edition.\" \u003ci\u003eRené Kager, Utrecht University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePrefactory Note. \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1. Preliminaries:.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBackground and Overview.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOptimality.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOverall Structure of the Argument.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOverview of Part I.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2. Optimality in Grammar: Core Syllabification in Imdlawn Tashlhiyt Berber:.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Heart of Dell \u0026amp; Elmedlaoui.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOptimality Theory.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary of discussion to date.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3. Generalization-Forms in Domination Hierarchies I\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eBlocking and Triggering: Profuseness and Economy:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEpenthetic Structure.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDo Something Only When: The Failure of Bottom-up Constructionism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4. Generalization-Forms in Domination Hierarchies II\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eDo Something Except When: Blocking, or The Theory of Profuseness:.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEdge-Oriented Infixation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInteraction of Weight Effects with Extrametricality.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBackground: Prominence-Driven Stress Systems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Interaction of Weight and Extrametricality: Kelkar’s Hindi\/Urdu.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNonfinality and Nonexhaustiveness.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNonfinality and the Laws of Foot Form: Raw Minimality.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNonfinality and the Laws of Foot Form:Extended Minimality Effects.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary of Discussion of the \u003ci\u003eExcept When\u003c\/i\u003e Effect.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExcept meets Only: Triggering and Blocking in a Single Grammar.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5. The Construction of Grammar in Optimality Theory:.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConstruction of Harmonic Orderings from Phonetic and Structural Scales.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Theory of Constraint Interaction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComparison of Entire Candidates by a Single Constraint.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOns: Binary constraints.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHnuc: Non-binary constraints.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComparison of Entire Candidates by an Entire Constraint Hierarchy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNon-locality of interaction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStrictness of domination.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSerial vs. Parallel Harmony Evaluation and Gen.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBinary vs. Non-binary constraints.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePâòini’s Theorem on Constraint Ranking.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOverview of Part II.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6. Syllable Structure Typology I: the CV Theory:.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Jakobson Typology.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Faithfulness Interactions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGroundwork.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBasic CV Syllable Theory.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOnsets.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCodas.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Theory of Epenthesis Sites.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7. Constraint Interaction in Lardil Phonology:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Constraints.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Ranking.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSome Ranking Logic.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRanking the Constraints.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVerification of Forms.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConsonant-Final Stems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVowel Final Stems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8. Universal Syllable Theory II: Ordinal Construction of C\/V and Onset\/Coda Licensing Asymmetry:.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAssociational Harmony.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeconstructing Hnuc: Berber, Take 1.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRestricting to Binary Marks.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReconstructing the C and V Classes: Emergent Parameter Setting \u003ci\u003evia\u003c\/i\u003e Constraint Ranking.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHarmonic Completeness of Possible Onsets and Peaks.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePeak- and Margin-Affinity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInteractions with Parse.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRestricting Deletion and Epenthesis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Necessary Conditions on Possible Onsets and Nuclei.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSufficient Conditions on Possible Onsets and Nuclei.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Typology of Onset, Nucleus, and Coda Inventories.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Typology of Onset and Nucleus Inventories.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOnset\/Coda Licensing Asymmetries.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn Example: Berber, Take 2.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSimplifying the Theory by Encapsulating Constraint Packages.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEncapsulating the Association Hierarchies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn Example: Berber, Take 3.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSufficiency and Richness of the Encapsulated Theory.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9. Inventory Theory and the Lexicon:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLanguage-Particular Inventories.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHarmonic Bounding and Nucleus, Syllable, and Word Inventories.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSegmental Inventories.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUniversal Inventories.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSegmental Inventories.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSyllabic Inventories.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOptimality in the Lexicon.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10. Foundational Issues and Theory-Comparisons:.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThinking about Optimality.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFear of Optimization.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Reassurance.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Connectionism Connection, and other Computation-based Comparisons.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy Optimality Theory has nothing to do with connectionism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy Optimality Theory is deeply connected to connectionism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHarmony Maximization and Symbolic Cognition.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnalysis of ‘Phonotactics+Repair’ Theories.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCV Syllable Structure and Repair.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeneral Structure of the Comparisons: Repair Analysis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePersistent Rule Theory.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnglish Closed Syllable Shortening.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShona Tone Spreading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Theory of Constraints and Repair Strategies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA.1 The Cancellation and Cancellation\/Domination Lemmas.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA.2 CV Syllable Structure.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA.3 Pâòini's Theorem on Constraint-ranking.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex of Constraints.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex of Languages.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeneral Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407856542039,"sku":"9781405119320","price":101.66,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781405119320.jpg?v=1730500755","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/optimality-theory-9781405119320","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}