Optimality Theory and Language Change

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

ISBN 10: 1402014708 / ISBN 13: 9781402014703

Verlag: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2003

Beschreibung

Discusses many optimization and linguistic issues in detail. This book treats the history of many languages, including English, French, Germanic, Galician/Portuguese, Latin, Russian, and Spanish. It shows that the application of OT allows for innovative and improved analyses. It contains a bibliography on Optimality Theory and language change. 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: 240 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 745. . 2003. Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2003. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers V9781402014703

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: Optimality Theory and Language Change
• Verlag: Kluwer Academic Publishers
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2003
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 1402014708
• ISBN-13: 9781402014703
• Einband: Softcover
• 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.