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Aspects of underspecification theory*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 October 2008

Diana Archangeli
Diana Archangeli
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University of Arizona
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An evaluation metric in Universal Grammar provides a means of selecting between possible grammars for a particular language. The evaluation metric as conceived in Chomsky & Halle (1968; henceforth SPE) prefers the grammar in which only the idiosyncratic properties are lexically listed and predictable properties are derived. The essence of underspecification theory is to supply such predictable distinctive features or feature specifications by rule. Viewed in this way, the general idea of underspecification has always been a part of any theory of phonology that includes such an evaluation metric.

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Phonology , Volume 5 , Issue 2 , August 1988 , pp. 183 - 207
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1988

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