English Explanatory Dictionary

optimality theory

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A linguistic model proposing that the observed forms of language arise from the interaction between conflicting constraints.

Word forms

optimality theory

Synonyms

OT

Derived words

optimality theoretical
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