The Emergence of the optimal? Optimality Theory and sound change

Linguistic Review

Volumn 17, Issue 2-4, 2000, Pages 231-240

  McMahon, April ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84937325217     PISSN: 01676318     EISSN: 16133676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/tlir.2000.17.2-4.231     Document Type: Article

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