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Informationen zum Autor John J. McCarthy is Professor of Linguistics at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. His widely cited but unpublished manuscript "Prosodic Morphology I: Constraint Interaction and Satisfaction" (with Alan Prince, 1993) has been an important factor in the dissemination of Optimality Theory.He is also the author of Formal Problems in Semitic Phonology and Morphology (1985) and A Thematic Guide to Optimality Theory (2002). Klappentext Optimality Theory in Phonology: A Reader is a collection of readings on this important new theory by leading figures in the field, starting with a lengthy excerpt from the original source, Prince and Smolensky's never-before-published report Optimality Theory: Constraint Interaction in Generative Grammar . The 33 selections cover a broad range of topics in phonology and include many of the foundational works, some of them revised to reflect the most recent developments. Optimality Theory in Phonology is designed as a text for advanced phonology courses, but is also of interest as a reference work for scholars in the field of linguistics and related disciplines. Each chapter includes introductory notes to set the stage and highlight connections, as well as a list of study and research questions. Zusammenfassung This reader is organized into sections dealing with different topics: fundamental results about the theory per se; phonology; syntax; learnability and acquisition; and variation and change. It draws on works from the Optimality Archive! works from journals and other publications. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface. Contributors'Addresses. Acknowledgments. Part I: The Basics. 1 Optimality Theory: Constraint Interaction in Generative Grammar. (Alan Prince and Paul Smolensky). 2 Generalized Alignment: Introduction and Theory. (John J. McCarthy and Alan Prince). 3 Faithfulness and Identity in Prosodic Morphology. (John J. McCarthy and Alan Prince). Part II: Formal Analysis. 4 Computing Optimal Forms in Optimality Theory: Basic Syllabification. (Bruce Tesar). 5 Learnability in Optimality Theory. (Bruce Tesar and Paul Smolensky). 6 Non-computable Functions in Optimality Theory. (Elliott Moreton). Part III: Prosody. 7 Generalized Alignment: Prosody. (John J. McCarthy and Alan Prince). 8 Ternary Rhythm and the *LAPSE Constraint. (Nine Elenbaas and René Kager). 9 Quality-Sensitive Stress. (Michael Kenstowicz). 10 Unbounded Stress and Factorial Typology. (Eric Bakovic). 11 Head Dependence in Stress-Epenthesis Interaction. (John Alderete). 12 Feet, Tonal Reduction, and Speech Rate at the Word and Phrase Level in Chinese. (Moira Yip). 13 OCP Effects in Optimality Theory. (Scott Myers). Part IV: Segmental Phonology. 14 Austronesian Nasal Substitution and Other NC Effects. (Joe Pater). 15 Phonetically Driven Phonology: The Role of Optimality Theory and Inductive. Grounding. (Bruce Hayes). 16 Positional Faithfulness. (Jill Beckman). 17 Positional Faithfulness and Voicing Assimilation in Optimality Theory. (Linda Lombardi). 18 Positional Asymmetries and Licensing. (Cheryl Zoll). 19 Partial Class Behavior and Nasal Place Assimilation. (Jaye Padgett). 20 Dissimilation as Local Conjunction. (John Alderete). 21 Synchronic Chain Shifts in Optimality Theory. (Robert Kirchner). Part V: Interfaces. 22 Transderivational Identity: Phonological Relations Between Words. (Laura Benua). 23 Backness Switch in Russian. (Jerzy Rubach). 24 Generalized Alignment: The Prosody-Morphology Interface. (John J. McCarthy and Alan Prince). 25 The Prosodic Structure of Function Words. (Elisabeth Selkirk). 26 The Emergence of the Unmarked. (John J. McCa...
