Linguistic Derivations and Filtering - Minimalism and Optimality Theory - Hans Broekhuis
9. Optimality theory and the minimalist program
Linguistic Derivations and Filtering - Minimalism and Optimality Theory - Hans Broekhuis
Vieri Samek-Lodovici [+]
University College London
Vieri Samek-Lodovici is Reader in Theoretical Linguistics, Department of Italian, University College London. Contact for OT book projects in syntax and semantics.
Description
The author argues that when it comes to cross-linguistic variation, Optimality Theory meets the requirement of optimal design better than traditional versions of MP developed in the 1990s and that language variation is a predictable outcome of OT.