| ROA: | 288 |
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| Title: | A Proposal for the Reformation of Tableaux |
| Authors: | Alan Prince |
| Comment: | Superseded by ROA 376. |
| Length: | 18 |
| Abstract: | A Proposal for the Reformation of Tableaux Alan Prince Rutgers University prince@ruccs.rutgers.edu The familiar tableau showing violation data can be profitably replaced in many uses with a tableau form based on pairwise comparisons between a desired optimum and its competitors. The ‘comparative tableau' allows for a perspicuous representation of the structure of ranking arguments, a prerequisite for the understanding of optimality-theoretic analyses. As a data-structure, the comparative tableau directly supports the constraint demotion algorithms and allows for the efficient determination of universal suboptimal status. Revised version, Feb. 15, 1999 Corrected Feb. 19, 1999 Originally posted Dec. 11, 1999 |
| Type: | Paper/tech report |
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| Article: | This article has been withdrawn. |