| Phonological Argumentation: Essays on Evidence and Motivation Contributor(s): Parker, Steve (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1845532201 ISBN-13: 9781845532208 Publisher: Equinox Publishing OUR PRICE: $128.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2010 Annotation: This volume presents original papers focusing on the theme of phonological argumentation, set within the framework of Optimality Theory. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - Phonetics & Phonology |
| Dewey: 414 |
| LCCN: 2007019454 |
| Series: Advances in Optimality Theory |
| Physical Information: 0.88" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.58 lbs) 387 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This volume presents a series of original papers focusing on the theme of phonological argumentation, set within the framework of Optimality Theory. It contains two major sections: (1) chapters about the evidence for and methodology used in discovering the bases of phonological theory, i.e., how constraints are formed and what sort of evidence is relevant in positing them; and (2) case studies that focus on particular theoretical issues within OT, usually through selected phenomena in one or more languages, arguing in favor of or against specific formal analyses. A noteworthy detail of this book is that all of the contributors are connected with the program in phonology and phonetics at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, either as current professors or former graduate students. Consequently, all of them have been directly influenced by John McCarthy, himself one of the major proponents of OT. This collection will therefore be of interest to anyone who seriously follows the field of OT. The intended readership is primarily graduate students and those already holding an advanced degree in linguistics, i.e., persons conversant with and capable of interacting with the OT literature. |