Optimality Theory and Language Change

. Ed(s): Holt, D. Eric (University of South Carolina, Columbia, USA)

ISBN 10: 1402014694 / ISBN 13: 9781402014697

Verlag: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2003

Beschreibung

Discusses many optimization and linguistic issues. This title treats the history of a variety of languages, including English, French, Germanic, Galician/Portuguese, Latin, Russian, and Spanish and shows that the application of Optimality Theory allows for innovative and improved analyses. Editor(s): Holt, D. Eric (University of South Carolina, Columbia, USA). Series: Studies in Natural Language and Linguistic Theory. Num Pages: 463 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 899. . 2003. Hardback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers V9781402014697

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: Optimality Theory and Language Change
• Verlag: Kluwer Academic Publishers
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2003
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 1402014694
• ISBN-13: 9781402014697
• Einband: Hardcover
• Zustand: New

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Inhaltsangabe

This work discusses many optimization and linguistic issues in great detail. It treats the history of a variety of languages, including English, French, Germanic, Galician/ Portuguese, Latin, Russian, and Spanish and shows that the application of Optimality Theory allows for innovative and improved analyses. It contains a complete bibliography on OT and language change. It is of interest to historical linguists, researchers into OT and linguistic theory, and phonologists and syntacticians with an interest in historical change.

Críticas

From the reviews: "The quality of the papers is generally very good a ] . It comprises useful features such as indices of names, languages, constraints, and terms at the end of the volume. Especially for those readers who are looking for one reference or phenomenon in particular, these indices will be of great help. a ] the volume reflects ongoing debates in both the fields of language change and Optimality Theory and leaves the reader with a lot of food for thought." (Mareile Schramm, BeitrAge zur Geschichte der deutschen Sprache und Literatur, Vol. 129 (2), 2007)