<OT> New Posting: ROA-1052

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ROA 1052-1009

The P-Map in Harmonic Serialism

John J. McCarthy <jmccarthy at linguist.umass.edu>

Direct link: http://roa.rutgers.edu/view.php3?roa=1052


Abstract:
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.

Comments: 
Keywords: Harmonic Serialism, P-Map, functional phonology
Areas: Phonology,Phonetics
Type: Manuscript

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