| ROA: | 898 |
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| Title: | When the Hothead Speaks: Simulated Annealing Optimality Theory for Dutch Fast Speech |
| Authors: | Tamas Biro |
| Comment: | In T. van der Wouden, M. Poss, H. Reckman, C. Cremers (eds.): Computational Linguistics in the Netherlands 2004, Selected papers from the 15th CLIN meeting, LOT, Utrecht, 2005, pp. 13-28. First file: as appeared, incl. page nrs; 2nd file: w/o minor typos |
| Length: | 16 |
| Abstract: | Simulated Annealing, a widespread technique for combinatorial optimisation, is employed to find the optimal candidate in a candidate set, as defined in Optimality Theory (OT). Being a heuristic technique, simulated annealing does not guarantee to return the correct solution, and yet, some result is always returned within a constant time. Similarly to language production, this time framework can be diminished with the cost of diminishing correctness. We demonstrate how simulated annealing can model linguistic performance, built upon a competence theory, namely, OT. After having applied simulated annealing to OT, we attempt to reproduce empirical observations on metrical stress in Dutch fast speech. Simulated annealing necessitates defining a topology on the candidate set, as well as an exact formulation of the constraint Output-Output Correspondence. |
| Type: | Paper/tech report |
| Area/Keywords: | Computation,Phonology |
| Article: | Part 1 Part 2 |