Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

optimality theory

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.12 in modern English

Syllables: op-ti-mal-i-ty the-o-ry
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

7

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A linguistic model proposing that the observed forms of language arise from the interaction between conflicting constraints.

Uncountable

Usage

Uncountable

Phrases

optimality theoretical

Synonyms

OT

Questions

What does optimality theory mean?: A linguistic model proposing that the observed forms of language arise from the interaction between conflicting constraints.

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