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1 online resource |
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Oxford studies in theoretical linguistics ; 61.
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Cover; Optimality-Theoretic Syntax, Semantics, and Pragmatics: From Uni- to Bidirectional Optimization; Copyright; Contents; General preface; List of abbreviations; List of contributors; 1: Introduction; 1.1 Optimality effects in natural language; 1.1.1 Optimality effects in syntax; 1.1.1.1 Blocking effects; 1.1.1.2 Minimality effects; 1.1.1.3 Repair and last-resort effects; 1.1.1.4 Markedness effects; 1.1.1.5 Complementarity effects; 1.1.1.6 Effects of conflict between principles/constraints; 1.1.2 Optimality effects in semantics and pragmatics |
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1.1.2.1 Effects of conflict between principles/constraints11.2.2 Complementarity effects; 1.1.2.3 Markedness effects; 1.1.2.4 Blocking effects; 1.1.2.5 Last resort and repair; 1.1.3 Implications of optimality effects for the architecture of grammar; 1.2 Optimality Theory as the basic architecture of the grammar; 1.2.1 General features of an OT grammar; 1.2.2 OT syntax; 1.2.3 OT semantics and pragmatics; 1.3 From unidirectional to bidirectional OT; 1.3.1 Strong and weak bidirectional Optimality Theory; 1.3.2 Implications of bidirectional optimization for compositionality and typology |
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1.3.3 From unidirectional to bidirectional OT in studies on language acquisition1.3.4 Asymmetric bidirectionality; 1.3.5 Conclusion; 1.4 Content of the volume; 1.4.1 Part 1: Syntax and interfaces; 1.4.2 Part 2: Semantics/pragmatics; Acknowledgments; Part I: Issues in Optimality-Theoretic Syntax; 2: Intersecting constraints: Why certain constraint-types overlap while others don't; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 The argument(s) for a parallel, overlapping system; 2.3 Syntax-prosody interactions and intersecting alphabets; 2.3.1 A theory of constraints |
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2.3.2 The seen and unseen: What phonology and syntax can and can't see in each other2.3.3 Why (and how) syntax and phonology are (mostly)separated from one another; 2.3.4 A brief note about lexical insertion; 2.4 The syntax-phonology interface: An imperfect match; 2.5 Conclusion; Acknowledgments; 3: Optimal constructions; 3.1 Variable argument linking; 3.2 Construction grammar: Argument fusion; 3.3 Analysis; 3.4 Syntactic ambiguity; 3.5 Fusion or representational economy?; 3.6 Constructionist OT?; 3.7 Conclusion; Acknowledgments |
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4: On accelerating and decelerating movement: From Minimalist preference principles to harmonic serialism4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Move vs Agree: A constraint on ergative movement; 4.2.1 The phenomenon; 4.2.2 Theoretical assumptions; 4.2.3 Analysis; 4.2.3.1 Displacement in languages with ergative encoding patterns; 4.2.3.2 Displacement in languages with accusative encoding patterns; 4.2.4 Extremely local vs less local optimization; 4.3 Accelerating Move: A constraint on dative movement in accusative systems; 4.3.1 Data; 4.3.2 Assumptions; 4.3.2.1 Improper movement |
| Summary |
This volume 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 |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
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Grammar, Comparative and general -- Syntax.
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Semantics, Comparative.
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Pragmatics.
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Optimality theory (Linguistics)
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pragmatics.
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Grammar & Punctuation.
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Linguistics -- Syntax.
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Semantics, Comparative
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Pragmatics
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Grammar, Comparative and general -- Syntax
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Optimality theory (Linguistics)
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Legendre, Géraldine, 1953- editor.
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Putnam, Michael T., editor.
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Swart, Henriëtte de, 1961- editor.
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Zaroukian, Erin, 1985- editor.
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| ISBN |
9780191817021 |
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0191817023 |
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9780191074189 |
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0191074187 |
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