The Mother of All Tableaux : Order, Equivalence, and Geometry in the Large-Scale Structure of Optimality Theory / Nazarré Merchant and Alan Prince.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Merchant, Nazarré, author.

Prince, Alan, author.

Series:

Advances in optimality theory.

Advances in Optimality Theory Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Optimality theory (Linguistics).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (302 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : University of Toronto Press, 2023.

Summary:

This book explores the theoretical and formal foundations of Optimality Theory (OT), a framework in linguistics used to model the interaction of constraints in determining linguistic patterns. Focusing on the concept of factorial typology, the authors analyze the structure and classification of linguistic grammars. Central to the work is the introduction of the 'Mother of All Tableaux' (MOAT), an abstract construct that encapsulates the order and equivalence relations inherent in OT typologies. Through detailed case studies, including Elementary Syllable Theory (EST), the book develops principles for constructing and analyzing the MOAT, examining its implications for typological organization and geometric representation. Aimed at linguists and researchers in formal theoretical linguistics, the book provides a rigorous mathematical and conceptual framework for understanding linguistic typologies. Generated by AI.

Contents:

Overview

The EST typology

EST: the MOAT and its EPOs

Analysis of the MOAT

Working out the MOAT: jump to the CSys

Compatibility & the join

Geometry.

Notes:

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-78179-900-8

1-80050-359-8

OCLC:

1472986388