Computational OT Papers

A Selection of Relevant Linguistics Papers

• Constraints and Representations
• Alternative evaluation mechanisms
• Constraints on constraints
• Rethinking the role of the lexicon (if any!)
• Rethinking opacity and cyclicity
• Non-local phenomena
• Gradient judgments
• Variation
• Acquisition
• Language change
• OT phonetics
• OT morphology
• OT syntax
• OT semantics

Constraints and Representations

Flemming, Edward (1999)

Scalar representations in a unified model of phonetics and phonology download

Alderete, John (1997)

Dissimilation as local conjunction download

Crowhurst, Megan and Mark Hewitt (1997)

Boolean operations and constraint interaction in Optimality Theory download

Stemberger, J. P. (1996)

The scope of the theory: Where does beyond lie? (no URL)

Padgett, Jaye (1995)

Feature classes download

McCarthy, John and Alan Prince (1993)

Generalized alignment download

Myers, Scott (1993)

OCP effects in Optimality Theory download

Prince, Alan and Paul Smolensky (1993)

Optimality Theory: Constraint interaction in generative grammar (no URL)

Alternative evaluation mechanisms

Eisner, Jason (2000)

Directional constraint evaluation in Optimality Theory download

Walther, Markus (2000)

Temiar reduplication in one-level prosodic morphology (no URL yet)

McCarthy, John (1999)

Harmonic serialism and harmonic parallelism download

Trommer, Jochen (1999)

Mende tone patterns revisited: Tone mapping as local constraint evaluation download

Flemming, Edward (1997)

Phonetic optimization: Compromise in speech production download

Hammond, Michael (1997)

Parsing syllables: Modeling OT computationally download

Chen, Matthew (1995)

Directionality: Constraints on derivation? download

Constraints on constraints

Keer, Edward W. (1999)

Geminates, the OCP and the nature of CON [Dissertation] download

Eisner, Jason (1997)

What constraints should OT allow? download

Eisner, Jason (1997)

FootForm decomposed: Using primitive constraints in OT download

Smolensky, Paul (1995)

On the structure of the constraint component Con of UG download

Rethinking the role of the lexicon (if any!)

Inkelas, Sharon (1999)

Phonotactic blocking through structural immunity download

Myers, James (1999)

Lexical phonology and the lexicon download

Zuraw, Kie Ross (1999)

Regularities in the derived lexicon download

Alcantara, Jonathan B. (1998)

The architecture of the English lexicon download

Benua, Laura (1998)

Transderivational identity: Phonological relations between words [Dissertation] download

Alderete, John, Jill Beckman, Laura Benua, Amalia Gnanadesikan, John McCarthy and Suzanne Urbanczyk (1997)

Reduplication with fixed segmentism download

Burzio, Luigi (1997)

Strength in numbers download

Hale, Mark, Madelyn Kissock and Charles Reiss (1997)

Output-output correspondence in Optimality Theory download

Burzio, Luigi (1995)

Surface constraints versus underlying representations download

Golston, Chris (1995)

Direct Optimality Theory: Representation as constraint violation download

Hammond, Michael (1995)

There is no lexicon! download

Kenstowicz, Michael (1995)

Base-identity and uniform exponence: Alternatives to cyclicity download

Kenstowicz, Michael (1995)

Base-identity and uniform exponence: Alternatives to cyclicity download

Inkelas, Sharon (1994)

The consequences of optimization for underspecification download

Rethinking opacity and cyclicity

Goldrick, Matthew (1999)

Turbid output representations and the unity of opacity download

Jun, Jongho (1999)

Generalized sympathy download

McCarthy, John (1999)

Sympathy and phonological opacity download

McCarthy, John (1999)

Sympathy, cumulativity, and the Duke-of-York gambit download

Lubowicz, Anna (1998)

Derived environment effects in OT download

Burzio, Luigi (1997)

Strength in numbers download

Buckley, Eugene (1996)

Constraint domains in Kashaya ftp://babel.ling.upenn.edu/papers/faculty/gene_buckley/Cdom_in_Kash.pdf

Non-local phenomena

Yip, Moira (2000)

Reduplication as alliteration and rhyme download

Plag, Ingo (1999)

Morphological haplology in a constraint-based morpho-phonology download

de Lacy, Paul (1999)

Circumscriptive morphemes download

de Lacy, Paul (1999)

Morphological haplology and correspondence download

Alderete, John, Jill Beckman, Laura Benua, Amalia Gnanadesikan, John McCarthy and Suzanne Urbanczyk (1997)

Reduplication with fixed segmentism download

Cole, Jennifer S. and Charles W. Kisseberth (1995)

Restricting multi-level constraint evaluation: Opaque rule interaction in Yawelmani vowel harmony download

McCarthy, John and Alan Prince (1995)

Faithfulness and reduplicative identity download

Urbanczyk, Suzanne (1995)

Double reduplications in parallel download

Cole, Jennifer and Charles W. Kisseberth (1994)

An optimal domains theory of harmony download

Gradient judgments

Bakovic, Eric and Edward Keer (2000)

Optionality and ineffability download

Hayes, Bruce P. (2000)

Gradient well-formedness in Optimality Theory download

Boersma, Paul (1999)

On the need for a separate perception grammar download

Fanselow, Gisbert, Matthias Schlesewsky, Damir Cavar and Reinhold Kliegl (1999)

Optimal parsing, syntactic parsing preferences, and Optimality Theory download

Coleman, John and Janet Pierrehumbert (1997)

Stochastic phonological grammars and acceptability download

Everett, Daniel L. and Iris Berent (1997)

The comparative optimality of hebrew roots: An experimental approach to violable identity constraints download

Frisch, Stefan (1997)

Similarity and frequency in phonology [Dissertation] download

Frisch, Stefan, Michael Broe and Janet Pierrehumbert (1997)

Similarity and phonotactics in Arabic download

Variation

Fukazawa, Haruka, Mafuyu Kitahara and Mitsuhiko Ota (1998)

Lexical stratification and ranking invariance in constraint-based grammars download

Reynolds, Bill (1994)

Variation and Optimality Theory [Dissertation] (no URL)

Acquisition

Johnson, Mark (2000)

Context-sensitivity and stochastic "unification-based" grammars (no URL yet)

Boersma, Paul and Bruce Hayes (1999)

Empirical tests of the gradual learning algorithm download

Boersma, Paul and Clara Levelt (1999)

Gradual constraint-ranking learning algorithm predicts acquisition order download

Grijzenhout, Janet and Sandra Joppen (1999)

First steps in the acquisition of german phonology: A case study download

Joanisse, Marc and Suzanne Curtin (1999)

Dutch stress acquisition: OT and connectionist approaches download

Levelt, Claartje and Ruben van de Vijver (1998)

Syllable types in cross-linguistic and developmental grammars download

Hale, Mark and Charles Reiss (1997)

Formal and empirical arguments concerning phonological acquisition download

Smolensky, Paul (1996)

The initial state and 'richness of the base' in Optimality Theory download

Gnanadesikan, Amalia E. (1995)

Markedness and faithfulness constraints in child phonology download

Smolensky, Paul (1995)

On the comprehension/production dilemma in child language download

Language change

Gess, Randall (1999)

Bibliography: Optimality Theory and language change download

Haspelmath, Martin (1999)

Optimality and diachronic adaptation download

Holt, David Eric (1998)

The role of the listener in the historical phonology of spanish and portuguese: An Optimality-Theoretic account [Dissertation download

Boersma, Paul (1997)

Sound change in functional phonology download

OT phonetics

Flemming, Edward (1999)

Scalar representations in a unified model of phonetics and phonology download

Kirchner, Robert (1999)

Preliminary thoughts on 'phonologization' within an exemplar-based speech processing system download

Kirchner, Robert (1999)

An effort-based approach to consonant lenition [Dissertation] download

Flemming, Edward (1997)

Phonetic optimization: Compromise in speech production download

OT morphology

Russell, Kevin (1999)

MOT: Sketch of an OT approach to morphology download

Pineros, Carlos Eduardo (1998)

Prosodic morphology in Spanish: Constraint interaction in word-formation [Dissertation] download

Orgun, C. Orhan (1997)

Sign-based morphology and phonology with special attention to Optimality Theory [Dissertation] download

Orgun, Orhan and Ronald Sprouse (1997)

From MParse to control: Deriving ungrammaticality download

OT syntax

Large annotated OT-LFG bibliography

Bakovic, Eric and Edward Keer (2000)

Optionality and ineffability download

Wartena, Christian (2000)

A note on the complexity of Optimality systems download

Borjars, Kersti and Mark Donohue (1999)

Much ado about nothing: Features and zeroes in Germanic noun phrases download

Broadwell, George Aaron (1999)

The interaction of focus and constituent order in San Dionicio Zapotec download

Fanselow, Gisbert, Matthias Schlesewsky, Damir Cavar and Reinhold Kliegl (1999)

Optimal parsing, syntactic parsing preferences, and Optimality Theory download

Keller, Frank and Theodora Alexopoulou (1999)

Phonology competes with syntax: Experimental evidence for the interaction of word order and accent placement in the realization of information structure download

Mueller, Gereon (1999)

Shape conservation and remnant movement download

Mueller, Gereon (1998)

Order preservation, parallel movement, and the emergence of the unmarked download

Pesetsky, David (1997)

Some optimality principles of sentence pronunciation download

Grimshaw, Jane (1995)

Projection, heads, and optimality download

OT semantics

Blutner, Reinhard (2000)

Some aspects of optimality in natural language interpretation download

Hendriks, Petra and Helen de Hoop (1999)

Optimality Theoretic semantics download