This is a list of the course readings in chronological order. For specific due dates, reading-guide handouts, and assignment information, see the daily syllabus.
This page will be updated as additional readings are assigned.
The starting point: Predictable vs. contrastive information in phonology
- Kenstowicz, Michael, and Charles Kisseberth. 1979. Pp 25-35 (only) of Chapter 2, "Phonological rules and representations." Generative Phonology: Description and Theory. New York: Academic Press.
- Odden, David. 2005. Sec 4.2, "Refining the concept of underlying form." Introducing Phonology. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 71-73.
Phonological representations
- Gussenhoven, Carlos, and Haike Jacobs. 1998. Chapter 5, "Distinctive features." Understanding Phonology. London: Arnold, 64-85.
- Kenstowicz, Michael. 1994. Chapter 6, "The syllable and syllabification" (sections 6.1-6.2 only). Phonology in Generative Grammar. Oxford: Blackwell, 250-256.
Introduction to Optimality Theory
- Schane, Sanford A. 1973. Chapter V, "Phonological processes." Generative Phonology. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, 49-61.
- Prince, Alan, and Paul Smolensky. 2003. "Optimality Theory in Phonology." In Frawley, William (ed.), International Encyclopedia of Linguistics, 2ed., vol 3. Oxford: Oxford University Press. [Preprint version, 2002.]
Working in Optimality Theory
- McCarthy, John. 1999. "The nature of the lexicon" and "Allomorphy." Two handouts from Introductory OT on CD-ROM. Amherst: GLSA.
- McCarthy, John. 2008/to appear. Excerpt from Ch 2, "How to Construct an Analysis." Doing Optimality Theory. Oxford: Blackwell. [Preprint version.]
- Short excerpt from: McCarthy, John, and Alan Prince. 1999. "Faithfulness and identity in Prosodic Morphology." In René Kager, Harry van der Hulst, and Wim Zonneveld, eds., The Prosody-Morphology Interface. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 218-309.
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McCarthy, John, and Alan Prince. 2004.
"Generalized Alignment: Introduction and Theory."
In McCarthy, John (ed.),
Optimality Theory in Phonology: A Reader.
Oxford: Blackwell, 72-76. (optional reading)
- Gouskova, Maria. 2002. "Relational hierarchies in OT." In Mikkelsen, Line, and Chris Potts (eds.), WCCFL 21 Proceedings. Somerville, Mass.: Cascadilla Press, 113-126. [Available online.]