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Constraint Ranking

Constraint Ranking is a theoretical framework within Optimality Theory that distinguishes competing linguistic forms by hierarchically ordering violable constraints according to their relative dominance in determining grammaticality.

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2017–2026

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82

Empirical Tests of the Gradual Learning Algorithm

Paul Boersma, Bruce Hayes · Linguistic Inquiry · 2001 · 1.1K citations · Full text

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Learnability in Optimality Theory

Bruce Tesar, Paul Smolensky · Linguistic Inquiry · 1998 · 687 citations

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Projection, heads, and optimality

Jane Grimshaw · Linguistic Inquiry · 1997 · 597 citations

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Weighted Constraints in Generative Linguistics

Joe Pater · Cognitive Science · 2009 · 377 citations · Full text

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Is grammar dependence real? A comparison between cophonological and indexed constraint approaches to morphologically conditioned phonology

Sharon Inkelas, Cheryl Zoll · Linguistics · 2007 · 279 citations

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Authors

105

  1. PB
    Paul Boersma

    University of Amsterdam, Netherlands

    10 publications · 1.6K citations

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  2. JP
    Joe Pater

    University of Massachusetts Amherst, United States

    3 publications · 624 citations

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  3. SA
    Sali A. Tagliamonte

    University of Toronto, Canada

    2 publications · 156 citations

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  4. KJ
    Karen Jesney

    University of Massachusetts Amherst, United States

    2 publications · 35 citations

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  5. AT
    Anne‐Michelle Tessier

    University of Alberta, Canada

    2 publications · 35 citations

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Institutions

70

  1. University of Massachusetts Amherst

    Amherst Center, United States

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    561 citations

  2. University of Amsterdam

    Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    1.4K citations

  3. Johns Hopkins University

    Baltimore, United States

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    899 citations

  4. McGill University

    Montreal, Canada

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    186 citations

  5. University of Toronto

    Toronto, Canada

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    170 citations

  6. California University of Pennsylvania

    California, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    198 citations

  7. Stony Brook University

    Stony Brook, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    304 citations

  8. York University

    Toronto, Canada

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    188 citations

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Venues

  1. Phonology

    7 publications · 457 citations

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  2. Linguistic Inquiry

    6 publications · 2.5K citations

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  3. Language Variation and Change

    5 publications · 429 citations

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  4. Rutgers University Community Repository (Rutgers University)

    Repository · 4 publications · 198 citations

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  5. The Linguistic Review

    3 publications · 158 citations

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