| ROA: | 237 |
| Title: | Sound change in Functional Phonology |
| Authors: | Paul Boersma |
| Comment: | Published as ch. 17 of Functional Phonology, available from http://www.fon.hum.uva.nl/paul/ |
| Length: | 38 |
| Abstract: | Sound systems may never stop changing, not even if only internal factors are present, because there may always be a better system. Non-teleological random variation of constraint ranking defines a pressure that explains the existence of perpetually rotating cycles of sound changes. |
| Type: | Paper/tech report |
| Area/Keywords: | Historical Linguistics,Phonology |
| Article: | Version 1
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