<OT> OTSoft 2.1

[Hayes, Bruce]

What I am calling "OTSoft 2.1" is now available for downloading from 
this Web page:

http://www.linguistics.ucla.edu/people/hayes/otsoft/

OTSoft is a Windows program that ranks constraints, computes factorial
typologies, deduces ranking arguments, prepares tableaux, and in general 
carries out OT-related tasks that benefit from machine assistance.

The new version, 2.1, adds the ability to create Hasse diagrams, use
a priori rankings, read constraints as structural descriptions, and 
various other new capacities.

Bug reports are welcome.

If you're curious, I've also posted a brief discussion of the use 
of computers in OT analysis:

http://www.linguistics.ucla.edu/people/hayes/otsoft/why.htm

--Bruce Hayes