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This document provides an overview of Optimality Theory in phonology. It discusses three key empirical findings that Optimality Theory addresses: (1) phonological changes are often conditioned by properties of surface forms, (2) the nature of phonological changes are closely related to the conditions that provoke them, and (3) phonological grammars are universally restricted but also allow for cross-linguistic differences. Optimality Theory models phonology as an optimization problem where underlying forms
- Author
- Ebinabo Eriakuma
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- EN