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 | Optimality Theory (Cambridge Textbooks in Linguistics) (1st Edition) by Dr Rene Kager, J. Bresnan (Contribution By), B. Comrie (Contribution By), W. Dressler (Contribution By), C. J. Ewen (Contribution By), S. R. Anderson (Contribution By), René Kager Paperback, 452 Pages, Published 1999 ISBN-10: 0-521-58980-0 / 0521589800 ISBN-13: 978-0-521-58980-2 / 9780521589802 This is an introduction to Optimality Theory, whose central idea is that surface forms of language reflect resolutions of conflicts between competing constraints. A surface form is 'optimal' if it incurs the least serious violations of a set of constraints, taking into account their hierarchical ran | |