Abstract
Optimality theory proposes that universal grammar consists of a set of constraints, and that language- specific grammars consist of different rankings of these constraints.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Encyclopedia of Cognitive Science |
| Subtitle of host publication | Nadel/Cognitive |
| Publisher | Wiley |
| Pages | 1-4 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9780470018866 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780470016190 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 1 2006 |
Keywords
- generative phonology
- language universals
- markedness
- phonology
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Medicine
- General Neuroscience
- General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
- General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
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