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theory in which grammars are rankings of violable universal constraints and the output is the candidate that best satisfies the ranking.

In phonology, Optimality Theory refers to theory in which grammars are rankings of violable universal constraints and the output is the candidate that best satisfies the ranking. This meaning comes from Prince (2004) in Optimality Theory.[1]

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References

  1. Prince, A., & Smolensky, P. (2004). Optimality Theory. Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/9780470759400

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