Over the past few decades, experimental data have been used increasingly as evidence in phonological theorizing. This is no less true of Optimality Theory (OT) as is evidenced by the growing body of OT literature that uses experimental data. The purpose of this workshop is twofold. On the one hand, we want to investigate the extent to which experimental data can be used to fine-tune OT analyses. On the other hand, we want to consider the challenges that non-categorical experimental data may pose to OT.
| Invited speakers: | René Kager, Utrecht |
| Joe Pater, UMass Amherst | |
| Date: | 18, 19, 20 May 2007 |
| Location: | University of Michigan, Ann Arbor |
| Contact person: | Andries W. Coetzee (expot@umich.edu) |