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Directional Constraint Evaluation Solves the Problem of Ties in Harmonic Serialism

Lamont, Andrew; (2022) Directional Constraint Evaluation Solves the Problem of Ties in Harmonic Serialism. Linguistic Inquiry , 53 (3) pp. 617-632. 10.1162/ling_a_00417. Green open access

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Abstract

This squib examines the problem of tied candidates in Harmonic Serialism and presents directional constraint evaluation as a solution. Under standard evaluation, constraints report how many loci of violation a candidate contains and, as a result, cannot differentiate two candidates with equal numbers of violations. Under directional evaluation, constraints report where loci of violation occur and are thus able to distinguish candidates with distinct loci of violation. Alternative tie-breaking mechanisms either fail to solve ties in general or introduce unwanted typological predictions.

Type: Article
Title: Directional Constraint Evaluation Solves the Problem of Ties in Harmonic Serialism
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1162/ling_a_00417
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1162/ling_a_00417
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher's terms and conditions.
Keywords: Harmonic Serialism, tied candidates, directional constraint evaluation
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Div of Psychology and Lang Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Div of Psychology and Lang Sciences > Linguistics
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10212502
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