{"product_id":"9781405151368","title":"Doing Optimality Theory Applying Theory to Data","description":"\u003ch1\u003eDoing Optimality Theory\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eApplying Theory to Data\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eJohn J. McCarthy\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage Arts \u0026amp; Disciplines \/ Linguistics \/ Phonetics \u0026amp; Phonology\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDoing Optimality Theory\u003c\/i\u003e brings together examples and practical, detailed advice for undergraduates and graduate students working in linguistics.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGiven that the basic premises of Optimality Theory are markedly different from other linguistic theories, this book presents the analytic techniques and new ways of thinking and theorizing that are required.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplains how to do analysis and research using Optimality Theory (OT) - a branch of phonology that has revolutionized the field since its conception in 1993\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers practical, in-depth advice for students and researchers in the field, presented in an engaging way\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures numerous examples, questions, and exercises throughout, all helping to illustrate the theory and summarize the core concepts of OT\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWritten by John J. McCarthy, one of the theory’s leading proponents and an instrumental figure in the dissemination and use of OT today\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn ideal guide through the intricacies of linguistic analysis and research for beginning researchers, and, by example, one which will lead the way to future developments in the field.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn J. McCarthy\u003c\/b\u003e is Distinguished 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 His widely cited but unpublished manuscript \"Prosodic Morphology I: Constraint Interaction and Satisfaction\" (with Alan Prince, 1993) has been an important factor in the dissemination of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 \u003ci\u003eFormal Problems in Semitic Phonology and Morphology\u003c\/i\u003e (1985), \u003ci\u003eA Thematic Guide to Optimality Theory\u003c\/i\u003e (2002), and \u003ci\u003eHidden Generalizations: Phonological Opacity in Optimality Theory\u003c\/i\u003e (2007), as well as the editor of \u003ci\u003eOptimality Theory in Phonology: A Reader\u003c\/i\u003e (Blackwell, 2004). \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e27 May 2008\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781405151368\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e322\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.64\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44377671499916,"sku":"9781405151368","price":55.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405151368_b52c6f67-b9b9-4800-aa18-dfed3ff3ea61.jpg?v=1780281449","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781405151368","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}