Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1999. viii, 442 pp. List of contributors, 11 essays, index. The central theme of this collection of 11 scholarly essays by leading linguists in the field of prosodic morphology is an explanation of nonconcatenative morphology. The perspective of most of the papers is Optimality Theory, a rapidly developing theory of constraint interaction in generative grammar. Contents: Introduction; On the moraic representation of underlying geminates; Verbal reduplication in three Bantu languages; Prosodic Morphology and tone: the case of Chichewa; Exceptional stress-attracting suffixes in Turkish; Realignment; Faithfulness and identity in Prosodic Morphology; Austronesian nasal substitution and other NC(o) effects; The prosodic base of the Hausa plural; Prosodic optimality and prefixation in Polish; Double reduplication in parallel. Bumps to top and bottom of spine, else in "fine" condition. Dustjacket similarly bumped and lightly worn. Oversized.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good to Near Fine/Very Good. 16 x 24 cm. (more information)

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