Optimality Theory, Phonological Acquisition and DisordersEdited by: Daniel A. Dinnsen, Judith A. Gierut
Series: Advances in Optimality Theory Hardback Price £75.00/$135.00 Paperback Price £28.95/$49.95 |    |
Description
Focusing on the phonologies of children with functional (non-organic) speech disorders, this volume reports the latest findings in optimality theory, phonological acquisition and disorders. The book is based on typological, cross-sectional, longitudinal, and experimental evidence from over 200 children. It stands out because of the unique test case that the population offers to optimality theory, particularly with respect to puzzles of opacity, lawful orders of acquisition, and language learnability. Beyond its theoretical significance, this research holds clinical relevance for the assessment and treatment of disordered populations, most notably the systematic prediction of learning outcomes. The volume bridges the gap between theory and application by showing how each informs the other. It is intended for linguists, psychologists, speech pathologists, second-language instructors and those interested in the latest developments in phonological theory and its applied extensions.
Focusing on the phonologies of children with functional (non-organic) speech disorders, this volume reports the latest findings in optimality theory, phonological acquisition and disorders. The book is based on typological, cross-sectional, longitudinal, and experimental evidence from over 200 children. It stands out because of the unique test case that the population offers to optimality theory, particularly with respect to puzzles of opacity, lawful orders of acquisition, and language learnability. Beyond its theoretical significance, this research holds clinical relevance for the assessment and treatment of disordered populations, most notably the systematic prediction of learning outcomes. The volume bridges the gap between theory and application by showing how each informs the other. It is intended for linguists, psychologists, speech pathologists, second-language instructors and those interested in the latest developments in phonological theory and its applied extensions.
Contents
Preface
Daniel A. Dinnsen & Judith A. Gierut
PART I. BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY
Chapter 1: Fundamentals of optimality theory
Daniel A. Dinnsen
Chapter 2: Phonological disorders and the Developmental Phonology Archive
Judith A. Gierut
Chapter 3: Fundamentals of experimental design and treatment
Judith A. Gierut
PART II. RESEARCH REPORTS: OPACITY EFFECTS
Chapter 4: A typology of opacity effects in acquisition
Daniel A. Dinnsen
Chapter 5: An unusual error pattern reconsidered
Daniel A. Dinnsen & Ashley W. Farris-Trimble
Chapter 6: Innovations in the treatment of chain shifts
Michele L. Morrisette & Judith A. Gierut
PART III. RESEARCH REPORTS: DEVELOPMENTAL SHIFTS AND LEARNING
Chapter 7: Developmental shifts in children's correspondence judgments
Judith A. Gierut & Daniel A. Dinnsen
Chapter 8: Recalcitrant error patterns
Daniel A. Dinnsen
Chapter 9: The prominence paradox
Daniel A. Dinnsen & Ashley W. Farris-Trimble
PART IV. RESEARCH REPORTS: ACQUISITION OF CONSONANT CLUSTERS
Chapter 10: Syllable onsets in developmental perception and production
Judith A. Gierut, Holly Storkel and Michele L. Morrisette
Chapter 11: Experimental instantiations of implicational universals in phonological acquisition
Judith A. Gierut
Chapter 12: Gapped s-cluster inventories and faithfulness to the marked
Ashley W. Farris-Trimble & Judith A. Gierut
Chapter 13: A typological evaluation of the split margin approach to syllable structure in phonological acquisition
Jessica A. Barlow & Judith A. Gierut
Chapter 14: Constraints on consonant clusters in children with cochlear implants
Steven B. Chin
PART V. EPILOGUE
Chapter 15: On the convergence of theory and application
Daniel A. Dinnsen & Judith A. Gierut
Reviews
...this volume should be of significant interest to researchers for the insight it provides into the connections between linguistic theory and language acquisition data. Anyone engaged in phonological acquisition research would do well to spend some time with this book.
Studies in Second Language Acquisition, pp 655-656
OTPAD constitutes a success: it is sound, interesting and entertaining. It is enviably well written and well produced, attempting to explain issues both boradly (how events should be viewed) and in detail (how events should be described). The authors are well-versed in and familiar with OT, both at the descriptive and explanatory level, and one can imagine OTPAD serving a very useful purpose in an OT introductory course.
Linguistics, Vol. 45 -- 2009
...of significant interest to researchers for the insight it provides into the connections between linguistic theory and language acquisition data. Anyone engaged in phonological acquisition research would do well to spend some time with this book. Phonology
Specifications
| ISBN-10 (Hardback) | 1845531205 |
| ISBN-13 (Hardback) | 9781845531201 |
| Price (Hardback) | £75.00/$135.00 |
| ISBN-10 (Paperback) | 1845531213 |
| ISBN-13 (Paperback) | 9781845531218 |
| Price (Paperback) | £28.95/$49.95 |
| Publication Date | March 2008 |
| Pages | 528 |
| Size | 234 x 156mm |
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