Optimality-theoretic syntax, semantics, and pragmatics : from uni- to bidirectional optimization /
Legendre, Géraldine,1953-editor.
Putnam, Michael T.,editor.
Swart, Henriëtte de,1961-editor.
Zaroukian, Erin,1985-editor.
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.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Issues in optimality : theoretic syntax. Intersecting constraints : why certain constraint-types overlap while others don't -- Optimal constructions -- On accelerating and decelerating movement : from minimalist preference principles to harmonic serialism -- Two types of portmanteau agreement : syntactic and morphological -- Feature inheritance versus projections -- Multiple grammars, dominance, and optimization -- Issues in optimality-theoretic semantics and pragmatics. On the origin of constraints -- Optimality theory and lexical intepretation and selection -- On the optimal interpretaition of yes and no in Dutch -- Telicity features of bare nominals -- Blocking effects at the lexicon/semantics interface and bidirectional optimization in French -- Unfaithful conduct : a competence-based explanation of asymmetries between production and comprehension.
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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Grammar, Comparative and general
Semantics, Comparative
Pragmatics
Optimality theory (Linguistics)