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The role of the evaluation metric in the acquisition of phonology

John J. McCarthy, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Abstract

The Evaluation Metric of SPE, when taken seriously, produces some good results. Evidence comes from English, Spanish, and Maori.

Suggested Citation

John J. McCarthy. "The role of the evaluation metric in the acquisition of phonology" The Logical Problem of Language Acquisition. Ed. C. L. Baker and J. McCarthy. , 1981. 218-248.
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