Ten leading scholars provide exacting research results and a reliable
and accessible introduction to the new field of optimality theoretic
pragmatics. The book includes a general introduction that overviews the
foundations of this new research paradigm. The book is intended to
satisfy the needs of students and professional researchers interested in
pragmatics and optimality theory, and will be of particular interest to
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semantics, philosophy of language, information theory and cognitive
psychology.