Optimality Theory Paperback

Alan Prince

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.

1405119330

9781405119337

English

John Wiley & Sons

11-Sep-14

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