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Phonological Processes: Assimilation, John J. Mccarthy, Norval Smith
Phonological Processes: Assimilation, John J. Mccarthy, Norval Smith
Linguistics Department Faculty Publication Series
No abstract provided.
Ot Constraints Are Categorical, John J. Mccarthy
Ot Constraints Are Categorical, John J. Mccarthy
Linguistics Department Faculty Publication Series
In Optimality Theory, constraints come in two types, which are distinguished by their mode of evaluation. Categorical constraints are either satisfied or not; a categorical constraint assigns no more than one violation-mark, unless there are several violating structures in the form under evaluation. Gradient constraints evaluate extent of deviation; they can assign multiple marks even when there is just a single instance of the non-conforming structure. This article proposes a restrictive definition of what an OT constraint is, from which it follows that all constraints must be categorical. The various gradient constraints that have been proposed are examined, and it …
Phoneme, John J. Mccarthy
Metrical Phonology, John J. Mccarthy, Bruce Hayes
Metrical Phonology, John J. Mccarthy, Bruce Hayes
John J. McCarthy
No abstract provided.
Phonology, John J. Mccarthy
Phonological Processes: Assimilation, John J. Mccarthy, Norval Smith
Phonological Processes: Assimilation, John J. Mccarthy, Norval Smith
John J. McCarthy
No abstract provided.
Sympathy, Cumulativity, And The Duke-Of-York Gambit, John J. Mccarthy
Sympathy, Cumulativity, And The Duke-Of-York Gambit, John J. Mccarthy
John J. McCarthy
The Duke-of-York gambit (Pullum 1976) involves derivations of the form A->B->A, where underlying /A/ passes through an intermediate stage B before returning to A at the surface. Optimality Theory (Prince and Smolensky 1993) has significant implications for the Duke of York gambit. Furthermore, attested and unattested Duke-of-York cases have implications for the analysis of opacity in Optimality Theory using sympathy (McCarthy 1998, to appear). A key idea pursued in this paper is that derivations must be cumulative, and a measure of cumulativity is incorporated into sympathy theory.
What Does Comparative Markedness Explain, What Should It Explain, And How?, John J. Mccarthy
What Does Comparative Markedness Explain, What Should It Explain, And How?, John J. Mccarthy
John J. McCarthy
These seven commentaries treat a wide range of topics in interesting and insightful ways. It is not possible to write a coherent response that addresses all of the criticisms and suggestions, large and small, that the authors have brought up. Several main themes emerge, however, that transcend the individual commentaries, and these themes supply the structure for this reply. They include alternatives to comparative markedness, possible counterexamples, comparative markedness on other dimensions of correspondence, and questions about the authenticity of opaque phonological processes. These themes will each be addressed in turn.
Optimality Theory: An Overview, John J. Mccarthy
Optimality Theory: An Overview, John J. Mccarthy
John J. McCarthy
No abstract provided.
Ot Constraints Are Categorical, John J. Mccarthy
Ot Constraints Are Categorical, John J. Mccarthy
John J. McCarthy
In Optimality Theory, constraints come in two types, which are distinguished by their mode of evaluation. Categorical constraints are either satisfied or not; a categorical constraint assigns no more than one violation-mark, unless there are several violating structures in the form under evaluation. Gradient constraints evaluate extent of deviation; they can assign multiple marks even when there is just a single instance of the non-conforming structure. This article proposes a restrictive definition of what an OT constraint is, from which it follows that all constraints must be categorical. The various gradient constraints that have been proposed are examined, and it …
Metrical Phonology, John J. Mccarthy, Bruce Hayes
Metrical Phonology, John J. Mccarthy, Bruce Hayes
Linguistics Department Faculty Publication Series
No abstract provided.
Optimality Theory: An Overview, John J. Mccarthy
Optimality Theory: An Overview, John J. Mccarthy
Linguistics Department Faculty Publication Series
No abstract provided.
Phonology, John J. Mccarthy
Phonology, John J. Mccarthy
Linguistics Department Faculty Publication Series
No abstract provided.
Phoneme, John J. Mccarthy
Phoneme, John J. Mccarthy
Linguistics Department Faculty Publication Series
No abstract provided.
Sympathy, Cumulativity, And The Duke-Of-York Gambit, John J. Mccarthy
Sympathy, Cumulativity, And The Duke-Of-York Gambit, John J. Mccarthy
Linguistics Department Faculty Publication Series
The Duke-of-York gambit (Pullum 1976) involves derivations of the form A->B->A, where underlying /A/ passes through an intermediate stage B before returning to A at the surface. Optimality Theory (Prince and Smolensky 1993) has significant implications for the Duke of York gambit. Furthermore, attested and unattested Duke-of-York cases have implications for the analysis of opacity in Optimality Theory using sympathy (McCarthy 1998, to appear). A key idea pursued in this paper is that derivations must be cumulative, and a measure of cumulativity is incorporated into sympathy theory.
What Does Comparative Markedness Explain, What Should It Explain, And How?, John J. Mccarthy
What Does Comparative Markedness Explain, What Should It Explain, And How?, John J. Mccarthy
Linguistics Department Faculty Publication Series
These seven commentaries treat a wide range of topics in interesting and insightful ways. It is not possible to write a coherent response that addresses all of the criticisms and suggestions, large and small, that the authors have brought up. Several main themes emerge, however, that transcend the individual commentaries, and these themes supply the structure for this reply. They include alternatives to comparative markedness, possible counterexamples, comparative markedness on other dimensions of correspondence, and questions about the authenticity of opaque phonological processes. These themes will each be addressed in turn.
Doing Loshootseed Morphology By Analogy, Deryle W. Lonsdale
Doing Loshootseed Morphology By Analogy, Deryle W. Lonsdale
Faculty Publications
Analogical modeling (AM) is an exemplar-based general modeling theory that is being applied to an increasing range ofnatural language processing problems. This paper introduces AM as a viable approach to morphological analysis for Lushootseed, and shows results from applying the system to analyze the contents of the transcription of a well-known Lushootseed story. Subsequent discussion mentions the strengths and current weaknesses of the approach. Possible improvements and future applications are also sketched.