Output-driven phonology : theory and learning / Bruce Tesar, Rutgers University, New Brunswick.

9781107001930
9781107503359 (electronic book)

New York : Cambridge University Press, 2014.

English

1 online resource (438 pages) : illustrations.

P158.42 .T49 2014

414

"This book presents the theory of output-driven maps and provides a fresh perspective on the extent to which phonologies can be characterized in terms of restrictions on outputs. Closely related to traditional conceptions of process opacity, but differing in notable ways, the theory of output-driven maps applies equally to SPE-style ordered rules, Optimality Theory, and other phonological theories. It permits a formally rigorous analysis of the issues in Optimality Theory that is not possible with traditional process opacity. Also presented is a theory of phonological learning. Building on prior work on learning in Optimality Theory, the learning theory exploits the formal structure of output-driven maps to achieve learning that is far more computationally efficient than comparable prior approaches. In this book Bruce Tesar, one of the founders of the study of learnability in Optimality Theory, presents fresh perspectives in an accessible way for graduate students and academic researchers"-- Provided by publisher.

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Cambridge studies in linguistics ; 139

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