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John McCarthy. A thematic guide to Optimality Theory. In the series Research Surveys in Linguistics. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 2002. Pp. xiii+317. US$70.00 (hardcover), $25 (softcover).

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John McCarthy. A thematic guide to Optimality Theory. In the series Research Surveys in Linguistics. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 2002. Pp. xiii+317. US$70.00 (hardcover), $25 (softcover).

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 June 2016

Chiara Frigeni*
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University of Toronto

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