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Optimality Theoretic Syntax, Semantics, and Pragmatics - From Uni- to Bidirectional Optimization (Hardcover)
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Optimality Theoretic Syntax, Semantics, and Pragmatics - From Uni- to Bidirectional Optimization (Hardcover)
Series: Oxford Studies in Theoretical Linguistics, 61
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This book investigates the morphosyntactic, semantic, and pragmatic
properties of language, and the interactions between them, from the
perspective of Optimality Theory. It integrates optimization
processes into the formal and functional study of grammar,
interpreting optimization as the result of conflicting, violable
ranked constraints. Unlike previous work on the topic, this book
also takes into account the question of directionality of grammar.
A model of grammar in which optimization processes interact
bidirectionally allows both language generation-the process of
selecting the optimal form of a given meaning-and language
interpretation-the process of optimal interpretation of a given
form-to be taken into account. Chapters in this volume explore the
consequences of both symmetric (unidirectional) and asymmetric
(bidirectional) versions of Optimality Theory, investigating the
syntax-semantics interface, first language acquisition, and
sequential bilingual grammars. The volume presents cutting edge
research in Optimality-Theoretic syntax and semantics, as well as
demonstrating how optimization processes as modelled in this
formalism serve as a viable approach for linguists and scholars in
related fields.
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