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Convergence Properties Of A Gradual Learning Algorithm For Harmonic Grammar, Joe Pater, Paul Boersma
Convergence Properties Of A Gradual Learning Algorithm For Harmonic Grammar, Joe Pater, Paul Boersma
Joe Pater
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Pausal Phonology And Morpheme Realization, John J. Mccarthy
Pausal Phonology And Morpheme Realization, John J. Mccarthy
John J. McCarthy
Revised December 2009
Classical Arabic has complex phonological alternations affecting words in utterance-final position, traditionally called "pause". All pausal forms end in a heavy syllable, but the ways of achieving this result are both diverse and subject to both phonological and morphological conditioning. This chapter argues that an adequate analysis of Arabic's pausal phonology requires a derivational version of Optimality Theory, called Harmonic Serialism, in which morpheme spell-out is interleaved with phonological processes.
Studying Gen, John J. Mccarthy
Studying Gen, John J. Mccarthy
John J. McCarthy
In Optimality Theory, phonological patterns are accounted for with output constraints ranked in a hierarchy. There is little explanatory role for a theory of operations, and hence little has been said about the Gen component. This situation has changed with the emergence of a derivational version of Optimality Theory called Harmonic Serialism.
One of the principal differences between Harmonic Serialism and standard Optimality Theory is that Harmonic Serialism's Gen is limited to doing one thing at a time. Harmonic Serialism's analyses and explanations depend on knowing what it means to “do one thing at a time”, and that requires a …