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The Phonological Enterprise (Hardcover, New)
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The Phonological Enterprise (Hardcover, New)
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This book scrutinizes recent work in phonological theory from the
perspective of Chomskyan generative linguistics and argues that
progress in the field depends on taking seriously the idea that
phonology is best studied as a mental computational system derived
from an innate base, phonological Universal Grammar. Two simple
problems of phonological analysis provide a frame for a variety of
topics throughout the book. The competence-performance distinction
and markedness theory are both addressed in some detail, especially
with reference to phonological acquisition. Several aspects of
Optimality Theory, including the use of Output-Output
Correspondence, functionalist argumentation and dependence on
typological justification are critiqued. The authors draw on their
expertise in historical linguistics to argue that diachronic
evidence is often mis-used to bolster phonological arguments, and
they present a vision of the proper use of such evidence. Issues of
general interest for cognitive scientists, such as whether
categories are discrete and whether mental computation is
probabilistic are also addressed. The book ends with concrete
proposals to guide future phonological research.
The breadth and depth of the discussion, ranging from details of
current analyses to the philosophical underpinnings of linguistic
science, is presented in a direct style with as little recourse to
technical language as possible.
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