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Publication details [#26458]

McMahon, April. 2000. Change, Chance and optimality. Oxford University Press. X+201 pp.

Publication type

Book – monograph

Publication language

English

Keywords

constraints on variability | language acquisition | language change | phonology2

Annotation

This book which critically reviews Optimality Theory (OT) Phonology, shows a special scepsis towards a constraint-based account of language acquisition and change, proposing instead a rule-based, multilevel lexical Phonology approach.

Reviewed by

Pennington, Martha. 2002. Review of $Change, Chance and optimality.