optimaalisuusteoria
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Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]optimaalisuus (“optimality”) + teoria (“theory”), calque of English optimality theory
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈoptimɑːlisuːsˌteoriɑ/, [ˈo̞pt̪iˌmɑ̝ːlis̠uːs̠ˌte̞o̞ˌriɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -iɑ
- Syllabification(key): op‧ti‧maa‧li‧suus‧te‧o‧ri‧a
Noun
[edit]optimaalisuusteoria
- (linguistics) optimality theory (linguistic model proposing that the observed forms of language arise from the interaction between conflicting constraints)