Kager, René creator text xx EUA Cambridge 2001 9999 1a ed. ; monographic und eng 452 p. ; tablas, 15 x 23 cm 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, 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. René Kager Lingüística Teoría de la optimidad R P158.42 K3 0-521-58980-0 201118 20240930134352.0