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This chapter first presents the basic assumptions of Optimality Theory in section 3.1, and then gives a non-linguistic example (the leap year rule) of how the framework works in section 3.2. Finally, section 3.3 discusses three previous approaches to object shift within Optimality Theory.
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© 2014 Eva Engels and Sten Vikner
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Engels, E., Vikner, S. (2014). Optimality Theory. In: Scandinavian Object Shift and Optimality Theory. Palgrave Pivot, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137431646_3
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