Tuesday, October 1
4:00-5:50
Campbell 2122
Phonology

Organizational meeting.

Tuesday, October 8
4:00-5:50
Campbell 2122
Phonology

Group discussion of Bruce Tesar, Using inconsistency detection to overcome structural ambiguity in language learning.
Download this paper here.

Tuesday, October 15
4:00-5:50
Campbell 2122
Phonology

Bruce Hayes
Modeling productivity with the Gradual Learning Algorithm: the problem of accidentally-exceptionless generalizations
Download abstract here.

Tuesday, October 22
4:00-5:50
Campbell 2122
Phonology

Group discussion of: Douglas Pulleyblank and William Turkel (1997), "Gradient Retreat," in Iggy Roca, ed., Derivations and Constraints in Phonology.

Tuesday, October 29
4:00-5:50
Campbell 2122
Phonology

Open.

Tuesday, November 5
4:00-5:50
Campbell 2122
Phonology

Jason Riggle
Learning constraint rankings in Finite-State Optimality Theory

Tuesday, November 12
4:00-5:50
Campbell 2122
Phonology

Colin Wilson
Learning natural vs. unnatural allomorphy: some experiments

Tuesday, November 19
4:00-5:50
Campbell 2122
Phonology

Kristie McCrary
Syllable structure vs. segmental phonotactics: an experimental study of syllable divisions and article allomorphy in Italian

Tuesday, November 26
4:00-5:50
Campbell 2122
Phonology

Open.

Tuesday, December 3
4:00-5:50
Campbell 2122
Phonology

Open.

Tuesday, December 10
4:00-5:50
Campbell 2122
Phonology

To be announced.