Harmonic Grammar and Harmonic Serialism

by John J. McCarthy

Harmonic Grammar and Harmonic Serialism introduces readers to current research in Optimality Theory that involves a reconsideration of two of Prince and Smolensky's (1993/2004) basic architectural decisions. One is the choice of constraint ranking over the numerically weighted constraints of OT's predecessor, Harmonic Grammar. The other is the choice of parallel evaluation over a version of OT in which the representation is changed and evaluated...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1845531493
• ISBN13: 9781845531492
• Release Date: September 2016
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 446 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.2" x 9.3"