Author: John J. McCarthyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Optimality theory (Linguistics)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A Thematic Guide to Optimality Theory
Author: John J. McCarthyPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521796446
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
Explains and explores the central premises of OT and the results of their praxis.
A Thematic Guide to Optimality Theory
Author: John J. McCarthyPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780511613333
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 317
Book Description
This book describes Optimality Theory from the top down, explaining and exploring the central premises of OT and the results that follow from them. Examples are drawn from phonology, morphology, and syntax, but the emphasis throughout is on the theory rather than the examples, on understanding what is special about OT and on equipping readers to apply it, extend it, and critique it in their own areas of interest. The book's coverage extends to work on first- and second-language acquisition, phonetics and functional phonology, computational linguistics, historical linguistics, and sociolinguistics. Chapters conclude with extensive suggestions for further reading, classified by topic, and are supplemented by a massive bibliography (over 800 items).
A Thematic Guide to Optimality Theory
Author: John J. McCarthyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Optimality theory (Linguistics)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Optimality Theory in Phonology
Author: John J. McCarthyPublisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 0470755520
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 624
Book Description
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.
Doing Optimality Theory
Author: John J. McCarthyPublisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1444358057
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 223
Book Description
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 the theory and summarize the core concepts of OT 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.
Analyzing Sound Patterns
Author: Long PengPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107276292
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 587
Book Description
Analyzing Sound Patterns is a clear and concise introduction to phonological phenomena, covering a wide range of issues from segmental to suprasegmental problems and prosodic morphology. Assuming no prior knowledge of problem solving, this textbook shows students how to analyze phonological problems with a focus on practical tools, methodology and step-by-step instructions. It is aimed at undergraduate and beginning graduate students and places an instructional focus on developing students' analytical abilities. It includes extensive exercises of various types which engage students in reading and evaluating competing analyses, and involves students in a variety of analytical tasks. This textbook: • is designed around related phonological problems and demonstrates how they are analyzed step by step • presents and compares competing accounts of identical problems, and discusses and evaluates the arguments that distinguish one analysis from another • details how a broad array of sound patterns are identified and analyzed.
Phonology
Author: Edmund GussmannPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521574280
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
Clear and concise, this textbook is an introduction to phonology for students which assumes no prior knowledge of this area of linguistics and provides an overall view of the field which can be covered within one year. The book does not confine itself to any specific theoretical approach and can therefore be used for study within any framework and also to prepare students for work in more specialised frameworks such as Optimality Theory, Government, Dependency, and Declarative Phonology. Each chapter focuses on a particular set of theoretical issues including segments, syllables, feet, and phonological processing. Gussmann explores these areas using data drawn from a variety of languages including English, Icelandic, Russian, Irish, Finnish, Turkish, and others. Suggestions for further reading and summaries at the end of each chapter enable students to find their way to more advanced phonological work.
The Phonology of Tone and Intonation
Author: Carlos GussenhovenPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521012003
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
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Phase Theory
Author: Barbara CitkoPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107040841
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 239
Book Description
"This research survey combines an introduction to Phase Theory with an assessment of the state of the art in Phase Theory. The term Phase Theory refers to a set of theoretical innovations in post-2000 minimalism (Chomsky 2000RFA-087, 2001RFA-088, 2004RFA-089, 2005RFA-090, 2008RFA-092). One of the core ideas in minimalism is the idea that the language faculty is an optimal solution to the constraints imposed on it by the two cognitive systems with which it interacts:"--
The Birth of the Mind
Author: Gary Fred MarcusPublisher: Basic Civitas Books
ISBN: 9780465044054
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
A psychologist offers a detailed study of the genetic underpinnings of human thought, looking at the small number of genes that contain the instructions for building the vastly complex human brain to determine how these genes work, common misconceptions about genes, and their implications for the future of genetic engineering. 30,000 first printing.