Kager, Rene
Optimality Theory (Cambridge Textbooks in Linguistics)
- ISBN 13:
- 9780521589802
- author:
- Kager, Rene
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2011
- Pages:
- 400
- Dimensions:
- 15.2 x 2.7 x 22.8 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Grammar, syntax, linguistic structure
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Optimality Theory: A Comprehensive Introduction This book provides an in-depth exploration of Optimality Theory, a framework that explains how language is structured and processed. At its core, Optimality Theory proposes that the surface form of a language reflects the resolution of conflicts between competing constraints. The central idea behind OT is that a surface form is optimal if it incurs the least serious violations of a set of constraints, taking into account their hierarchical ranking. This means that languages differ in the ranking of these constraints, and any violations must be minimal. The book delves into various aspects of OT, including its implications for syntax, phonology, and learnability. With accompanying exercises and sections on further reading, this book is an ideal resource for linguists with a basic knowledge of derivational Generative Phonology.
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