optimaalisuusteoria
Finnish
editEtymology
editoptimaalisuus (“optimality”) + teoria (“theory”), calque of English optimality theory
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈoptimɑːlisuːsˌteoriɑ/, [ˈo̞pt̪iˌmɑ̝ːlis̠uːs̠ˌte̞o̞ˌriɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -iɑ
- Hyphenation(key): op‧ti‧maa‧lisuus‧teo‧ria
Noun
editoptimaalisuusteoria
- (linguistics) optimality theory (linguistic model proposing that the observed forms of language arise from the interaction between conflicting constraints)