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Optimality Theory, Phonological Acquisition and Disorders
Daniel A Dinnsen, Judith A Gierut
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 child... Read more
Published: 2008
Pages: 528
eBook: 9781845531201
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. This 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.
| Cover | Cover | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Contents | v | ||
| List of Contributors | vii | ||
| Preface | ix | ||
| PART I | 1 | ||
| Chapter 1 | 3 | ||
| Notes | 36 | ||
| Chapter 2 | 37 | ||
| Chapter 3 | 93 | ||
| PART II | 119 | ||
| Chapter 4 | 121 | ||
| Notes | 175 | ||
| Chapter 5 | 177 | ||
| Notes | 204 | ||
| Chapter 6 | 205 | ||
| Notes | 219 | ||
| PART III | 221 | ||
| Chapter 7 | 223 | ||
| Notes | 246 | ||
| Chapter 8 | 247 | ||
| Notes | 275 | ||
| Chapter 9 | 277 | ||
| Notes | 308 | ||
| PART IV | 309 | ||
| Chapter 10 | 311 | ||
| Notes | 354 | ||
| Chapter 11 | 355 | ||
| Chapter 12 | 377 | ||
| Notes | 405 | ||
| Chapter 13 | 407 | ||
| Notes | 426 | ||
| Chapter 14 | 427 | ||
| Notes | 447 | ||
| PART V | 449 | ||
| Chapter 15 | 451 | ||
| References | 460 | ||
| Author Index | 496 | ||
| Index of constraints by chapter | 504 | ||
| Subject index | 507 |