''A Thematic Guide to Optimality Theory'' is a 2001 book by John McCarthy in which the author provides a theoretical introduction to

optimality theory In linguistics, Optimality Theory (frequently abbreviated OT) is a linguistic model proposing that the observed forms of language arise from the optimal satisfaction of conflicting constraints. OT differs from other approaches to phonological ...

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The book was reviewed by

David Odden David Arnold Odden (; born 1954) is professor emeritus of Linguistics at the Ohio State University. His contributions to linguistics have been in the area of phonology and language description, most notably African tone and the description of Ban ...

, Chiara Frigeni, Marina Tzakosta and

Diana Archangeli Diana B. Archangeli (born in Oregon in 1953) is an American linguist and Professor at the Department of Linguistics at the University of Arizona. She earned her M.A. at the University of Texas-Austin in 1981, and her PhD from MIT in 1984, with a ...

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A Thematic Guide to Optimality Theory
2001 non-fiction books Phonology books Linguistics textbooks Optimality Theory Books on linguistic typology Cambridge University Press books {{ling-book-stub