Doing optimality theory : applying theory to data / / John J. McCarthy

• Autore: McCarthy John J. <1953->
• Pubblicazione: Malden, MA : , : Blackwell Publishing Ltd, , [2008]; ©2008
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (322 p.)
• Disciplina: 415
• Soggetto topico: Optimality theory (Linguistics); Constraints (Linguistics)
• Classificazione: 17.51
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Acknowledgments; Read This First!; Abbreviations; 1; An Introduction to Optimality Theory; 1.1 How OT Began; 1.2 Why Must Constraints Be Violable?; 1.3 The Nature of Constraints in OT; 1.4 Candidate Sets: OT's GEN Component; 1.5 Candidate Evaluation: OT's EVAL Component; 1.6 Constraint Activity; 1.7 Differences between Languages; 1.8 The Version of OT Discussed in This Book; 1.9 Suggestions for Further Reading; 2; How to Construct an Analysis; 2.1 Where to Begin; 2.1.1 Choosing a problem to work on; 2.1.2 Formulating a descriptive generalization ; 2.1.3 Getting from the generalization to an analysis2.1.4 Summary; 2.2 How to Rank Constraints; 2.3 Working through an Analysis in Phonology; 2.4 The Limits of Ranking Arguments; 2.5 Candidates in Ranking Arguments; 2.6 Harmonic Bounding; 2.7 Constraints in Ranking Arguments; 2.8 Inputs in Ranking Arguments; 2.9 Working through an Analysis in Syntax; 2.10 Finding and Fixing Problems in an Analysis; 2.10.1 How to check an analysis for problems; 2.10.2 Problem 1: An invalid ranking argument; 2.10.3 Problem 2: A ranking paradox; 2.10.4 Problem 3: Dealing with richness of the base ; 2.11 Constraint Ranking by Algorithm and Computer2.12 The Logic of Constraint Ranking and Its Uses; 3; How to Write Up an Analysis; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 How to Organize a Paper; 3.3 How to Present an OT Analysis; 3.4 The Responsibilities of Good Scholarship; 3.5 How to Write Clearly; 3.6 General Advice about Research Topics; 4; Developing New Constraints; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 When Is It Necessary to Modify CON?; 4.3 How to Discover a New Constraint; 4.4 How to Define a New Constraint; 4.5 Properties of Markedness Constraints; 4.5.1 How markedness constraints assign violations ; 4.5.2 Constraints that are evaluated gradiently4.5.3 Constraints derived by harmonic alignment; 4.6 Properties of Faithfulness Constraints; 4.6.1 Correspondence theory; 4.6.2 Faithfulness to features; 4.6.3 Positional faithfulness; 4.6.4 Faithfulness constraints in the early OT literature; 4.7 Justifying Constraints; 4.7.1 The three ways of justifying a constraint; 4.7.2 Justifying constraints formally; 4.7.3 Justifying constraints functionally; 4.8 A Classified List of Common Phonological Markedness Constraints; 5; Language Typology and Universals; 5.1 Factorial Typology ; 5.2 Language Universals and How to Explain Them in OT5.3 Investigating the Factorial Typology of a Constraint Set; 5.4 Using Factorial Typology to Test New Constraints; 5.5 Factorial Typology When CON Isn't Fully Known; 5.6 How to Proceed from Typology to Constraints; 6; Some Current Research Questions; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 How Does a Language Vary?; 6.3 How is Language Acquired?; 6.4 Does OT Need Derivations?; 6.5 How Is Ungrammaticality Accounted For?; 6.6 Is Faithfulness Enough?; Afterword; References; Constraint Index; Language Index; Subject Index
• Sommario/riassunto: 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 rese
• Titolo autorizzato: Doing optimality theory
• ISBN: 1-4443-5805-7; 1-282-03441-3; 9786612034411; 1-4443-0118-7; 1-4443-0119-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910144418003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II