This volume provides the first general introduction to optimality theory -- arguably the linguistic theory of the 1990s. The book leads the reader to an understanding of optimality theory via the exploration and resolution of specific problems in phonology, morphology, and syntax, but presumes virtually no background knowledge in linguistics.

Anaphora: A Reference Guide is a collection of essays that report on the major results of recent research in anaphora and set the stage for further inquiry.

• Reports on the major results of recent research in anaphora and sets the stage for further inquiry.
• Features contributions from among the world's leading researchers on anaphora.
• Presents an exciting picture of how broad the phenomenon of anaphora is and how it can reveal many mysterious properties of language.
• Includes articles of interest to many disciplines, including philosophy of...

Anaphora: A Reference Guide is a collection of essays that report on the major results of recent research in anaphora and set the stage for further inquiry.

• Reports on the major results of recent research in anaphora and sets the stage for further inquiry.
• Features contributions from among the world's leading researchers on anaphora.
• Presents an exciting picture of how broad the phenomenon of anaphora is and how it can reveal many mysterious properties of language.
• Includes articles of interest to many disciplines, including philosophy of...

One Mind, Two Languages surveys current research in language processing - from both linguistic and psycholinguistic perspectives - in individuals who speak more than one language. Such research bears on a broad range of questions relating to whether language can shape thought and what it means to be proficient in a language, as well as formal theories of linguistics and language processing.

The volume focuses on how the multi-language user represents and processes linguistic information. Chapters include an overview of methodological issues in bilingual research, new empirical...

Word Order and Scrambling introduces readers to recent research into the linguistic phenomenon called scrambling and is a valuable contribution to the fields of theoretical linguistics, psycholinguistics, and applied linguistics.

• Introduces readers to recent research into the linguistic phenomenon called scrambling, or free word order.


• Explores major issues including factors responsible for word order variations, how scrambled constructions are processed, and whether variations are available in early child language development and in...

Word Order and Scrambling introduces readers to recent research into the linguistic phenomenon called scrambling and is a valuable contribution to the fields of theoretical linguistics, psycholinguistics, and applied linguistics.

• Introduces readers to recent research into the linguistic phenomenon called scrambling, or free word order.


• Explores major issues including factors responsible for word order variations, how scrambled constructions are processed, and whether variations are available in early child language development and in...

One Mind, Two Languages surveys current research in language processing - from both linguistic and psycholinguistic perspectives - in individuals who speak more than one language. Such research bears on a broad range of questions relating to whether language can shape thought and what it means to be proficient in a language, as well as formal theories of linguistics and language processing.

The volume focuses on how the multi-language user represents and processes linguistic information. Chapters include an overview of methodological issues in bilingual research, new empirical...