Optimality Theory in Phonology

<i>Optimality Theory in Phonology: A Reader</i> is a collection of readings on this important new theory by leading figures in the field, including a lengthy excerpt from Prince and Smolensky’s never-before-published <i>Optimality Theory: Constraint Interaction in Generative Grammar</i>. <br /> <ul> <li style=”list-style: none”><br /> </li> <li>Compiles the most important readings about Optimality Theory in phonology from some of the most prominent researchers in the field.<br /> </li> <li>Contains 33 excerpts spanning a range of topics in phonology and including many never-before-published papers.<br /> </li> <li>Includes a lengthy excerpt from Prince and Smolensky’s foundational 1993 manuscript <i>Optimality Theory: Constraint Interaction in Generative Grammar</i>.<br /> </li> <li>Includes introductory notes and study/research questions for each chapter.</li> </ul>