Gradient Well-Formedness in Harmonic Grammar: Phonological Performance as a Window on Phonological Competence
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In this paper, I argue that phonological performance data provide information about phonological competence. An adequate model of phonological competence must hence be able to account for significant patterns observed in phonological performance data. Based on two word-likeness experiments, I point out some typical properties of phonological performance data, and then show how these properties can be accounted for in Harmonic Grammar.
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