基本説明
邦訳:2008年9月、岩波書店。
Never-before available in book form, this is the seminal work in the field, laying out the fundamentals of the theory.
Full Description
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.
Contents
Prefatory Note ix
Acknowledgments x
Part I Optimality and Constraint Interaction 11
Part II Syllable Theory 101
Part III Issues and Answers in Optimality Theory 203
Appendix 258
References 266
Index of Constraints 281
Index of Languages 283
General Index 284