{"product_id":"9780631202264","title":"Optimality Theory An Overview","description":"\u003ch3\u003eExplaining Linguistics\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eOptimality Theory\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eAn Overview\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eDiana Archangeli | Terence Langendoen\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage Arts \u0026amp; Disciplines \/ Linguistics \/ Syntax\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThis volume provides the first general introduction to optimality theory -- arguably \u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e the \u003cd\u003e\u003c\/d\u003e linguistic theory of the 1990s. The book leads the reader to an understanding of optimality theory via the exploration and resolution of specific problems in phonology, morphology, and syntax, but presumes virtually no background knowledge in linguistics.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cb\u003eDiana B. Archangeli\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Linguistics at The University of Arizona. She received her PhD in Linguistics from MIT in 1984, taught previously at the University of Illinois. She is the recipient of a National Science Foundation Faculty Award for Women. In addition to several articles on phonology, she is the co-author with Douglas Pulleybank of \u003ci\u003eGrounded Morphology.\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eD. Terence Langendoen\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor and Head of Linguistics at The University of Arizona. He received his PhD in Linguistics from MIT in 1964, and has taught at Ohio State University and City University of New York, He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe London School of Linguistics, The Study of Syntax,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEssentials of English Grammar,\u003c\/i\u003e and co-author with Paul Postal of \u003ci\u003eThe Vastness of Natural Language.\u003c\/i\u003e He was Secretary-Treasurer of the Linguistics Society of America from 1984 to 1988, and will become editor of \u003ci\u003eLinguistics Abstracts\u003c\/i\u003e in 1997.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e14 July 1997\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780631202264\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e256\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e15.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44314362609804,"sku":"9780631202264","price":59.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780631202264_5b69a39c-13a3-4a2f-a1df-1aa8fcec787c.jpg?v=1780157392","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780631202264","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}