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Getting the constraints right
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 17 December 2010
Abstract
While the idea of applying Optimality Theory to kinship has potential, this commentary draws attention to problems with the constraints proposed. Particularly, Distinguish Matrikin appears to recapitulate an error of linking matrilineal descent to Iroquois kinship too closely and more generally mixing descent with true kinship parameters.
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Getting the constraints right
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