OT therefore holds out the promise of simplifying grammars , by factoring all complex phenomena into simple surface-level constraints that partially mask one another .1 Whether this is always possible under an appropriate definition of `` simple constraints '' ( e.g. , Eisner 1997b ) is of course an empirical question .
efficient generation in primitive optimality theory
Jason Eisner
As Kager emphasizes , this interaction of violable constraints can yield complex surface patterns . OT therefore holds out the promise of simplifying grammars , by factoring all complex phenomena into simple surface-level constraints that partially mask one another .1 Whether this is always possible under an appropriate definition of `` simple constraints '' ( e.g. , Eisner 1997b ) is of course an empirical question .
OT therefore holds out the promise of simplifying grammars , by factoring all complex phenomena into simple surface-level constraints that partially mask one another .1 Whether this is always possible under an appropriate definition of `` simple constraints '' ( e.g. , @@CITATIONb ) is of course an empirical question .