******Application of Low Faithfulness Constraint Demotion******
Azba Simulation
******Now doing Stratum #1******
Avoid Preference For Losers:
M:*b is excluded from stratum; prefers loser *[pa] for /ba/.
M:*z is excluded from stratum; prefers loser *[aspa] for /azba/.
Favor Markedness:
M:Agr is a Markedness constraint that favors no losers, joins new stratum.
Faithfulness constraints are excluded from stratum.
Results so far:
Stratum 1 (newly ranked): M:Agr
Markedness constraints still unranked:
M:*b
M:*z
Faithfulness constraints still unranked:
F:stp-voi
F:stp-voi/O
F:fr-voi
F:fr-voi/O
******Now doing Stratum #2******
Avoid Preference For Losers:
M:*b is excluded from stratum; prefers loser *[pa] for /ba/.
M:*z is excluded from stratum; prefers loser *[aspa] for /azba/.
Favor Markedness:
There are no rankable Markedness constraints.
Favor Activeness:
F:stp-voi is shown to be active by ruling out *[pa] for /ba/.
F:stp-voi/O is shown to be active by ruling out *[pa] for /ba/.
F:fr-voi is shown to be active by ruling out *[aspa] for /azba/.
F:fr-voi/O is excluded from stratum because it is inactive.
Favor Specificity:
F:stp-voi is excluded from stratum because F:stp-voi/O is more specific.
Favor Autonomy:
F:stp-voi/O is assigned 0 helpers, based on /ba/ -/-> *[pa].
F:fr-voi is assigned 2 helpers, based on /azba/ -/-> *[aspa]. The helpers are:
F:stp-voi
F:stp-voi/O
Lowest number of helpers: 0
Constraint F:stp-voi/O joins the current stratum, having 0 helpers.
Constraint F:fr-voi is excluded from stratum because it has 2 helpers.
Results so far:
Stratum 1 (already ranked): M:Agr
Stratum 2 (newly ranked): F:stp-voi/O
Markedness constraints still unranked:
M:*b
M:*z
Faithfulness constraints still unranked:
F:stp-voi
F:fr-voi
F:fr-voi/O
******Now doing Stratum #3******
Avoid Preference For Losers:
M:*b is excluded from stratum; prefers loser *[ap] for /ab/.
Favor Markedness:
M:*z is a Markedness constraint that favors no losers, joins new stratum.
Faithfulness constraints are excluded from stratum.
Results so far:
Stratum 1 (already ranked): M:Agr
Stratum 2 (already ranked): F:stp-voi/O
Stratum 3 (newly ranked): M:*z
Markedness constraints still unranked:
M:*b
Faithfulness constraints still unranked:
F:stp-voi
F:fr-voi
F:fr-voi/O
******Now doing Stratum #4******
Avoid Preference For Losers:
M:*b is excluded from stratum; prefers loser *[ap] for /ab/.
Favor Markedness:
There are no rankable Markedness constraints.
Favor Activeness:
F:stp-voi is shown to be active by ruling out *[ap] for /ab/.
F:stp-voi/O is excluded from stratum because it is inactive.
F:fr-voi is excluded from stratum because it is inactive.
F:fr-voi/O is excluded from stratum because it is inactive.
Favor Specificity:
(no cases found)
Favor Autonomy:
F:stp-voi is assigned 0 helpers, based on /ab/ -/-> *[ap].
Lowest number of helpers: 0
Constraint F:stp-voi joins the current stratum, having 0 helpers.
Results so far:
Stratum 1 (already ranked): M:Agr
Stratum 2 (already ranked): F:stp-voi/O
Stratum 3 (already ranked): M:*z
Stratum 4 (newly ranked): F:stp-voi
Markedness constraints still unranked:
M:*b
Faithfulness constraints still unranked:
F:fr-voi
F:fr-voi/O
******Now doing Stratum #5******
Avoid Preference For Losers:
Search found no unranked constraints that prefer losers.
Favor Markedness:
M:*b is a Markedness constraint that favors no losers, joins new stratum.
Faithfulness constraints are excluded from stratum.
Results so far:
Stratum 1 (already ranked): M:Agr
Stratum 2 (already ranked): F:stp-voi/O
Stratum 3 (already ranked): M:*z
Stratum 4 (already ranked): F:stp-voi
Stratum 5 (newly ranked): M:*b
Markedness constraints still unranked:
(none)
Faithfulness constraints still unranked:
F:fr-voi
F:fr-voi/O
******Now doing Stratum #6******
Avoid Preference For Losers:
Search found no unranked constraints that prefer losers.
Favor Markedness:
There are no rankable Markedness constraints.
Favor Activeness:
Only remaining rankable constraints are inactive Faithfulness constraints.
All join current stratum:
F:fr-voi
F:fr-voi/O
Results so far:
Stratum 1 (already ranked): M:Agr
Stratum 2 (already ranked): F:stp-voi/O
Stratum 3 (already ranked): M:*z
Stratum 4 (already ranked): F:stp-voi
Stratum 5 (already ranked): M:*b
Stratum 6 (newly ranked): F:fr-voi
F:fr-voi/O
Markedness constraints still unranked:
(none)
Faithfulness constraints still unranked:
(none)
Ranking is complete and yields successful grammar.
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