This paper argues that rather than just select the best candidate, EVAL imposes a harmonic
rank-ordering on the full candidate set. Language users have access to this enriched …

This book presents the theory of output-driven maps and provides a fresh perspective on the
extent to which phonologies can be characterized in terms of restrictions on outputs. Closely …

This book provides an in-depth investigation of contrastive focalization in Italian, showing
that its syntactic expression is systematically affected by the syntactic expression of …

In this comprehensive introduction, Anne-Michelle Tessier examines how we acquire the
sounds and sound patterns of language. Analyzing child speech patterns and their …

In this paper I propose an analysis of stress in Munster Irish which builds on two important
premises. First, I argue for a distinction between the notion 'head of a constituent'and the …

Phonological theories are developed primarily to account for synchronic patterns in the
spoken production of language by neurologically intact adults. However, other sources of …

Optimality Theory and the Minimalist Program Page 1 Optimality Theory and the Minimalist
Program Vieri Samek-Lodovici Italian Department – University College London 1 Introduction …

This chapter examines the relation between Optimality Theory and the Minimalist Program,
arguing that OT and Minimalism are not alternative, incompatible theories and that a theory …

Research projects in Optimality Theory tend to take a synchronic view of a particular
generalisation, and set their standards for rigour in typological terms (see for example …

Exploring the typology of quantity-insensitive stress systems without gradient constraints Page
1 Exploring the typology of quantity-insensitive stress systems without gradient constraints Jeff …