Change, Chance, and Optimality (Oxford Linguistics) de McMahon, April

Oxford University Press, USA, 2000-11-16. Paperback. Good.

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Oxford University Press, 2000. 1st ed. X,201p. Paperback. Small personal library mark and name on half title. This book is about how languages change. It is also a devastating critique of a widespread linguistic orthodoxy. April McMahon argues that to provide a convincing explanation of linguistic change the roles of history and contingency must be accommodated in linguistic theory. She also shows that theoretical work in related disciplines can be used to assess the value of such theories. Optimality Theory, or OT as it is usually called, dominates contemporary phonology, especially in the USA, and is becoming increasingly influential in syntax and language acquisition. Having set out its basis principles, Professor McMahon assesses their explanatory power in analysing language change and its residues in current phonological systems. Using cross-linguistic data, and drawing comparisons with other theories inside and outside linguistics, she shows that OT is incapable of accounting for language… Leer más

Paperback / softback. New. About how languages change. This is also a devastating critique of Optimality Theory - the dominant theory in contemporary phonology and increasingly influential throughout linguistics. The author sets out its basis principles and shows it to be incapable of explaining either language change or variation.

Paperback / softback. New. About how languages change. This is also a devastating critique of Optimality Theory - the dominant theory in contemporary phonology and increasingly influential throughout linguistics. The author sets out its basis principles and shows it to be incapable of explaining either language change or variation.

New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; About how languages change. This is also a devastating critique of Optimality Theory - the dominant theory in contemporary phonology and increasingly influential throughout linguistics. The author sets out its basis principles and shows

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