A Thematic Guide To Optimality Theory

This book describes optimality theory from the top down, explaining and exploring the central premises of OT and the results of their praxis. Examples are drawn... » 

This book describes optimality theory from the top down, explaining and exploring the central premises of OT and the results of their praxis. Examples are drawn from phonology, morphology, and syntax, but the emphasis throughout is on understanding what is special about OT. «