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《理论语言学五道口站》（2023年第08期，总第272期）理论与方法专栏为大家推荐美国斯坦福大学语言学博士Daniel Galbraith的著作：Optimal Linking Grammar（《优选联接语法》）。该书将于2023年3月在Cambridge University Press出版。

著作简介

Optimal Linking Grammar

《优选联接语法》

Abstract：

Supported by data from linguistic fieldwork conducted in the Faroe Islands and Iceland, this book presents a pioneering approach to syntactic analysis, 'Optimal Linking Grammar' (OLG), which brings together two existing models, Linking Theory and Optimality Theory (OT). OT, which assumes spoken language to be based on the highest-ranking outcome from a number of competing underlying constraints, has been central mainly to phonology; however its application to syntax has also gained ground in recent years. OLG not only provides a robust account of case-marking phenomena in Faroese and Icelandic; it also explains a wide range of sentence types, including passives, ditransitives, object shift, and word order variation. The book demonstrates how OLG can resolve numerous issues in competing theories of formal syntax, and how it might be successfully applied to other languages in future research. It is essential reading for researchers and students in syntax, morphology, sociolinguistics, and European languages.

简介：

该书以法罗群岛和冰岛的语言学调查数据为基础，提出了一种开创性的句法分析方法，即“优选联接语法”(Optimal Linking Grammar, OLG)。优选联接语法综合了两个现有模型：联接理论(Linking Theory)和优选论(Optimality Theory, OT)。优选论假设口语是许多潜在制约条件(constraints) 相互竞争产生的最高顺位结果，在音系学研究中占据核心地位，近年来在句法研究中的应用也取得了进展。优选联接语法不仅为法罗语和冰岛语的格标记现象提供了有力解释，还为被动语态、双宾构式、宾语移位和语序变体在内的大量句子类型提供了分析。该书讲述了优选联接语法如何解决形式句法理论纷争中的各项问题，以及如何在后续研究中应用于其他语言，不失为句法学、形态学、社会语言学和欧洲诸语研究方向的学者、学生的必备读物。

-Daniel Galbraith-

Daniel Galbraith，美国斯坦福大学语言学博士，研究兴趣包括句法学、形态学、格理论和韵律音系学。近四年来在科技行业参与语音辅助和其他语言学相关项目，目前就职于谷歌公司。

Daniel Galbraith completed his Ph.D. in Linguistics at Stanford University. His research interests are in syntax, morphology, case, and metrical phonology. For the last four years, he has worked on voice assistance and other linguistic projects in the technology industry, currently at Google.

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