Hidden Generalizations - Phonological Opacity in Optimality Theory - John J. McCarthy
Overview of the issues and the results
Hidden Generalizations - Phonological Opacity in Optimality Theory - John J. McCarthy
John J. McCarthy [+]
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
John J. McCarthy is Senior Vice Provost for Academic Affairs, Dean of the Graduate School, and Distinguished University Professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He is the author of Hidden Generalizations: Phonological Opacity in Optimality Theory (Equinox 2007).
Description
This book's principal argument is that the best theory of opacity is a synthesis of Optimality Theory with derivations. It argues that a candidate in Optimality Theory includes not just a surface form but also a series of intermediate forms, each of which is minimally different from the form that immediately precedes it.