| ROA: | 376 |
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| Title: | Comparative Tableaux |
| Authors: | Alan Prince |
| Comment: | Superseded by ROA-562. 20 pp. (117K/96K gzip.) Second file is an appendix (3pp: 22K/15K gzip) included in main file as of 2/12 |
| Length: | 20 |
| Abstract: | Comparative Tableaux Alan Prince Rutgers University 2/2/2000 Ranking and optimality are based on pairwise comparisons between a desired optimum and its competitors. The 'comparative tableau' identifies and represents the elements that figure in the logic of ranking arguments, a prerequisite for the understanding of optimality-theoretic analyses. As a data-structure, the comparative tableau makes it straightforward to present and assess claims of crucial ranking; to find redundancies and contradictions in sets of ranking arguments; to employ the constraint demotion algorithms; and to efficiently determine universal suboptimal status. Appendix added 2/12/2000. This paper revises and replaces Prince 1998/ROA-288. |
| Type: | Paper/tech report |
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| Article: | This article has been withdrawn. |