Lamont, Andrew;
(2021)
Optimality Theory implements complex functions with simple constraints.
Phonology
, 38
(4)
pp. 729-740.
10.1017/s0952675721000361.
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Abstract
While attested phonological mappings appear to be regular, Optimality Theory is known to implement more complex functions. This squib contributes to the computational characterisation of Optimality Theory by constructing a grammar that implements a non-pushdown function. By using only simple, familiar constraints, the result suggests that a large proportion of optimality-theoretic grammars are more powerful than necessary as models of phonology.
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