{"product_id":"optimality-theory-constraint-interaction-in-generative-grammar-paperback-softback-9781405119337","title":"Optimality Theory; Constraint Interaction in Generative Grammar (Paperback \/ softback) 9781405119337","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eOptimality Theory\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eConstraint Interaction in Generative Grammar\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAlan Prince (Author), Paul Smolensky (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781405119337, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 2 August 2004\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e304 pages\u003cbr\u003e24.6 x 17 x 2.2 cm, 0.544 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\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\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\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.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\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.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eServes as an excellent introduction to the principles and practice of Optimality Theory.\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\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrefatory Note ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments x\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart I Optimality and Constraint Interaction 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart II Syllable Theory 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart III Issues and Answers in Optimality Theory 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 258\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 266\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex of Constraints 281\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex of Languages 283\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeneral Index 284\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Language teaching \u0026amp; learning [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Language teaching \u0026amp; learning\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Language%20teaching%20\u0026amp;%20learning%20%5Bother%20than%20ELT%5D%20%5BCJ%5D%22\"\u003eother than ELT CJ\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52509182591256,"sku":"9781405119337","price":38.28,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781405119337.jpg?v=1786496595","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/optimality-theory-constraint-interaction-in-generative-grammar-paperback-softback-9781405119337","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}