Hidden Generalizations - Phonological Opacity in Optimality Theory - John J. McCarthy
Candidate chains and phonological opacity
Hidden Generalizations - Phonological Opacity in Optimality Theory - John J. McCarthy
John J. McCarthy [+]
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
John J. McCarthy is Senior Vice Provost for Academic Affairs, Dean of the Graduate School, and Distinguished University Professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He is the author of Hidden Generalizations: Phonological Opacity in Optimality Theory (Equinox 2007).
Description
This chapter develops a modification of classic Optimality Theory. The central point of difference is a change in the definition of candidates: instead of being single output forms, candidates are chains of forms that link the input and output by minimal phonological differences. Candidate chains approximate the steps in a derivation in classic generative phonology.