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Tamás Biró ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest

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Most linguistic theories postulate structures with covert information, not directly recoverable from utterances. Hence, learners have to interpret their data before drawing conclusions. Within the framework of Optimality Theory (OT), Tesar & Smolensky (1998) proposed Robust Interpretive Parsing (RIP), suggesting the learners rely on their still imperfect grammars to interpret the learning data. I introduce an alternative, more cautious approach, Joint Robust Interpretive Parsing (JRIP). The learner entertains a population of several grammars, which join forces to interpret the learning data. A standard metrical phonology grammar is employed to demonstrates that JRIP performs significantly better than RIP.

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  • Biró, Tamás. 2006. Finding the right words: Implementing Optimality Theory with simulated annealing. Doctoral dissertation. University of Groningen. ROA-896.

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  • Biró, Tamás, 2010. OTKit: Tools for Optimality Theory. A software package. http://www.birot.hu/OTKit/

  • Biró, Tamás. 2013. Towards a robuster interpretive parsing: Learning from overt forms in Optimality Theory. Journal of Logic, Language and Information 22. 139172.

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  • Boersma, Paul. 1997. How we learn variation, optionality, and probability. Proceedings of the Institute of Phonetic Sciences, Amsterdam (IFA) 21. 4358.

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  • Boersma, Paul. 1998. Functional Phonology: Formalizing the interactions between articulatory and perceptual drives. Doctoral dissertation. University of Amsterdam. (Published by Holland Academic Graphics, The Hague.)

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  • Boersma, Paul. 2003. Review of B. Tesar & P. Smolensky (2000): Learnability in OT. Phonology 20. 436446.

  • Boersma, Paul. 2009. Some correct error-driven versions of the Constraint Demotion algorithm. Linguistic Inquiry 40. 667686.

  • Boersma, Paul and Bruce Hayes. 2001. Empirical tests of the Gradual Learning Algorithm. Linguistic Inquiry 32. 4586.

  • Boersma, Paul and Joe Pater, 2008. Convergence properties of a gradual learning algorithm for Harmonic Grammar. ROA-970.

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  • Hayes, Bruce. 1995. Metrical stress theory. Principles and case studies. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press.

  • Jäger, Gerhard. 2003. Simulating language change with functional OT. In S. Kirby (ed.) Language evolution and computation. Proceedings of the Workshop at ESSLLI, Vienna. 5261.

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  • Jarosz, Gaja. 2013. Learning with hidden structure in Optimality Theory and Harmonic Grammar: Beyond Robust Interpretive Parsing. Phonology 30. 2771.

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  • Magri, Giorgio. 2012. Convergence of error-driven ranking algorithms. Phonology 29. 213269.

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  • Pulleyblank, Douglas and William J. Turkel. 2000. Learning phonology: Genetic algorithms and Yoruba tongue-root harmony. In J. Dekkers, F. van der Leeuw and J. van De Weijer (eds.) Optimality Theory: Phonology, syntax, and acquisition. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 554591.

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