On targeted constraints and cluster simplification

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ID20399345
AuthorsJohn J Mccarthy (0000-0002-6339-0718, University of Massachusetts Amherst, corresponding author)
Year2002
Volume19
Issue2
Pages273-292
Publication date2002-08-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePhonology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0952-6757 • E-ISSN: 1469-8188
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0952675702004347
OpenAlexW2098189571
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited9

In his article ‘Consonant cluster neutralisation and targeted constraints’, Wilson (2001) proposes a far-reaching revision of Optimality Theory to accommodate targeted constraints, which compare candidates differing only in certain specific ways. Targeted constraints, it is argued, can explain why cluster-simplification processes affect the first member of a cluster but never the more marked member of a cluster. In this remark, I show that this argument encounters difficulties once it has been embedded in a fuller picture of constraint interaction. Some general properties of the targeted-constraints model are also discussed

Biology · Consonant · Consonant cluster · Linguistics · Optimality theory · Programming language · Speech recognition · Communication · Computer Science · Linguistic Variation and Morphology · Mathematics · Philosophy · Phonetics and Phonology Research · Psychology · Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation

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