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The P-Map In Harmonic Serialism, John J. Mccarthy
The P-Map In Harmonic Serialism, John J. Mccarthy
Linguistics Department Faculty Publication Series
According to the P-Map, a phonological mapping is less faithful to the extent that there is more perceptual distance between its input and output. Although this idea is attractive, it cannot be implemented in the standard parallel version of Optimality Theory. This note explains why and shows how a derivational version of OT, Harmonic Serialism, can solve this problem.
The P-Map In Harmonic Serialism, John J. Mccarthy
The P-Map In Harmonic Serialism, John J. Mccarthy
John J. McCarthy
According to the P-Map, a phonological mapping is less faithful to the extent that there is more perceptual distance between its input and output. Although this idea is attractive, it cannot be implemented in the standard parallel version of Optimality Theory. This note explains why and shows how a derivational version of OT, Harmonic Serialism, can solve this problem.
Studying Gen, John J. Mccarthy
Studying Gen, John J. Mccarthy
Linguistics Department Faculty Publication Series
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 …