Optimality Theory, Phonological Acquisition and Disorders - Daniel A. Dinnsen

Optimality Theory, Phonological Acquisition and Disorders - Daniel A. Dinnsen

1 Fundamentals of optimality theory

Optimality Theory, Phonological Acquisition and Disorders - Daniel A. Dinnsen

Daniel A. Dinnsen [+-]
Indiana University
Daniel A. Dinnsen is Chancellor’s Professor of Linguistics and Adjunct Professor of Speech and Hearing Sciences at Indiana University, Bloomington. He is also a member of the Program in Cognitive Science and core faculty of the NIH Training Grant in Speech, Hearing, and Sensory Communication. He is Co-Principal Investigator of the Learnability Project, funded by the National Institutes of Health.

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This chapter presents a tutorial introduction to optimality theory with an emphasis on those aspects most relevant to acquisition and disorders. The principles and workings of the theory are illustrated by considering some fundamental phenomena in the developing sound systems of young children with phonological delays. Issues of learnability and the nature of children’s underlying representations are considered along with phonological conspiracies and their clinical implications.

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Dinnsen, Daniel A.. 1 Fundamentals of optimality theory. Optimality Theory, Phonological Acquisition and Disorders. Equinox eBooks Publishing, United Kingdom. p. 3-36 Mar 2008. ISBN 9781845531218. https://www.equinoxpub.com/home/view-chapter/?id=21481. Date accessed: 29 Mar 2024 doi: 10.1558/equinox.21481. Mar 2008

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