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This article introduces the Optimality theory (=OT). OT has been an influential development within generative linguistics since early nineties . Although OT was initially developed as a phonological theory, it soon received acceptance in morphology and ...
mohammad dabir moghadam
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Nucleus Survey in Some Syntactic Phrases Based on Optimality Theory; A Case Study of a Deaf Student's Speech [PDF]
In recent years, a constraint-based framework adapted from Optimality Theory to describe and [1]analyses Speech language disordes. This article describes the syntactic structure of student “A” who is a persian male deaf student, based on violation ...
Sadegh Eftekhary Far +1 more
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Optimizing over subsequences generates context-sensitive languages
Phonological generalizations are finite-state. While Optimality Theory is a popular framework for modeling phonology, it is known to generate non-finite-state mappings and languages. This paper demonstrates that Optimality Theory is capable of generating
Andrew Lamont
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An Optimality-Theoretic Account of Partial Nasal Assimilation in the Recitation of the Holy Qur’an [PDF]
Recitation of the Holy Qur’an has its own phonological features. This paper discusses the two types of partial nasal place assimilation known as ‘Ikhfaa’ and ‘Iqlaab’ in Arabic.
Bashir Jam, Marziyeh Esmaeili Dehkordi
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An Analysis Based on Optimality about Vowel Reduction to Resolve Hiatus in Kurdish and Persian [PDF]
The present study deals with hiatus resolution through vowel reduction in Kurdish and Persian based on OT phonology. A collection of movies, TV series, and written texts formed the corpus of the study.
Omid Ghalkhani +2 more
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In the traditional nonlinear optimization theory, the Karush-Kuhn-Tucker (KKT) optimality conditions for constrained optimization problems with inequality constraints play an essential role.
Md Sadikur Rahman +4 more
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A theory of demographic optimality in forests
Carbon uptake by the land is a key determinant of future climate change. Unfortunately, Dynamic Global Vegetation Models have many unknown internal parameters which leads to significant uncertainty in projections of the future land carbon sink.
Jon Moore, Arthur Argles, Peter Cox
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An Optimal Lysis Time Maximizes Bacteriophage Fitness in Quasi-Continuous Culture
Optimality models have a checkered history in evolutionary biology. While optimality models have been successful in providing valuable insight into the evolution of a wide variety of biological traits, a common objection is that optimality models are ...
Sherin Kannoly +2 more
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Current linguistic theory presumes languages to be essentially similar because individuals have a genetic inclination to acquire language. Linguists strive to create a model of this abstract universal grammar that captures the core commonalities among ...
Inst. Dr. Ahmed Hamid Abdulrazzaq
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