The derivational residue in phonological optimality theory / [edited by] Ben Hermans, Marc van Oostendorp.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hermans, Ben.

Oostendorp, Marc van, 1967-

Series:

Linguistik aktuell ; Bd. 28.

Linguistik aktuell = Linguistics today, 0166-0829 ; v. 28

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Grammar, Comparative and general--Phonology.

Grammar, Comparative and general.

Optimality theory (Linguistics).

Grammar, Comparative and general--Morphology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (331 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., c1999.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Constraint-based frameworks such as Optimality Theory (OT) have significantly altered phonologists' views on the nature of derivations and their role in linguistic theory. Earlier frameworks of generative phonology were characterized by a fairly complicated theory of derivations, involving lexical levels, the cycle, and intrinsic and extrinsic rule ordering, among other things. OT in its standard form, on the other hand, represents a minimalist theory of derivations, recognizing only a direct mapping from input to output. This volume addresses questions from many different points of view by a number of outstanding scholars: Is this minimal theory sufficiently well-equipped to deal with the empirical complications of natural language or do we need a larger 'derivational residue' in our theory? What are the relevant facts and how can we deal with them? Are there any reasons to think that an OT-based approach to derivations may even be more successful than its rule-based competitors? The book also features an introduction into the general issues involved and an extensive bibliography.

Contents:

THE DERIVATIONAL RESIDUE IN PHONOLOGICAL OPTIMALITY THEORY

Editorial page

Title page

LCC page

Table of Contents

List of Contributors

Introduction: Optimality Theory and Derivational Effects

Head Dependence in Stress-Epenthesis Interaction

Unrecoverable Origins

Uniformity in Extended Paradigms

Directionality Constraints on Derivation?

Alignment and the Cycle are Different

Stricture is Structure

Phonological Restructuring in Yidin and its Theoretical Consequences

Surface Opacity of Metrical Structure in Optimality Theory

Sign-Based Morphology: A declarative theory of phonology-morphology interleaving

Derivationalism in Kikamba Vowel Hiatus Phenomena

References

Language Index

Name Index

Subject Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. [295]-311) and indexes.

ISBN:

1-282-16009-5

9786612160097

90-272-9492-5