John J. McCarthy

Hidden Generalizations

Buch

Hidden Generalizations is the first monograph devoted exclusively to the problem of phonological opacity. Opacity arises when the conditions for or results of an active phonological process are not evident in the speech signal. Opacity is particularly important in Optimality Theory, which lacks the standard means of analyzing opacity, rule ordering.This book is a thorough reexamination of phonological opacity. It finds insights in the extensive literature on rule interaction of the 1970s. It describes and critiques the oft-voiced opinion that there are no authentic cases of opacity. It evaluates representational approaches to opacity that eme… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-1-84553-052-5
EAN: 9781845530525
Produktnummer: 2479534
Verlag: Equinox Publishing Ltd
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2015
Seitenangabe: 254 S.
Masse: H23.4 cm x B15.6 cm x D1.3 cm 392 g
Abbildungen: Paperback
Gewicht: 392

Über den Autor

John J. McCarthy is Professor of Linguistics at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. He is the author of A Thematic Guide to Optimality Theory (Cambridge, 2002) and editor or co-editor of four books, including Optimality Theory in Phonology: A Reader (Blackwell, 2003).