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Book: Linguistic Derivations and Filtering

Chapter: 9. Optimality theory and the minimalist program

DOI: 10.1558/equinox.24817

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The author argues that when it comes to cross-linguistic variation, Optimality Theory meets the requirement of optimal design better than traditional versions of MP developed in the 1990s and that language variation is a predictable outcome of OT.

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