Optimality theory | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 31/12/2018

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00:01:00 1 Theory
00:03:10 2 Input and spanGen
00:04:16 3 spanCon
00:06:29 3.1 Faithfulness constraints
00:08:51 3.2 Markedness constraints
00:09:35 3.3 Alignment constraints
00:09:45 3.4 Local conjunctions
00:10:27 4 spanEval
00:12:56 5 Example
00:16:18 6 Criticism
00:20:27 7 Theories within Optimality Theory
00:24:54 8 Use outside of phonology
00:25:44 9 Notes



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In linguistics, Optimality Theory (frequently abbreviated OT; the term is normally capitalized by convention) is a linguistic model proposing that the observed forms of language arise from the optimal satisfaction of conflicting constraints. OT differs from other approaches to phonological analysis, such as autosegmental phonology and linear phonology (SPE), which typically use rules rather than constraints. OT models grammars as systems that provide mappings from inputs to outputs; typically, the inputs are conceived of as underlying representations, and the outputs as their surface realizations.
In linguistics, Optimality Theory has its origin in a talk given by Alan Prince and Paul Smolensky in 1991 which was later developed in an article by the same authors in 1993.