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Title:Review of Smolensky and Legendre (2006), The Harmonic Mind
Authors:Joe Pater
Comment:Slightly revised version published 2009, Phonology 26: 217-226.
Length:9
Abstract:From the review: 'Every phonologist who takes at all seriously the notion that phonology is a branch of cognitive science should own a copy of this book.' This review provides an overview of the contents of The Harmonic Mind, focusing on material of particular interest to phonologists and other linguists. It also provides a comparison of Harmonic Grammar with OT's Local Constraint Conjunction.
Type:Paper/tech report
Area/Keywords:Formal Analysis,Computation,Phonology
Article:Version 1