Kager, René <br/><br/>
Optimality Theory / 
René Kager 
 - 1a ed. ;  reimpresión 
 - EUA :  Cambridge,   2001 
 - 452 p. ;   tablas,  15 x 23 cm 
 - Cambridge textbooks in linguistics .
<br/><br/> This is an introduction to Optimality Theory, the central idea of which is that surface forms of language reflect resolutions of conflicts between competing constraints. A surface form is 'optimal' if it incurs the least serious violations of a set of constraints, taking into account their hierarchical ranking,<br/>Languages differ in the ranking of constraints; and any violations must be minimal. The book does not limit its empirical scope to phonological phenomena, but also contains chapters on the learnability of OT grammars; OT's implications for syntax; and other issues such as opacity. It also reviews in detail a selection of the considerable research output which OT has already produced. Exercises accompany chapters 1-7, and there are sections on further reading. Optiality Theory will be welcomed by any linguist with a basic knowledge of derivational Generative Phonology. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0-521-58980-0 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Lingüística--Teoría de la optimidad
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>R P158.42  / K3