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Re: THEORY: [CONLANG] OT Syntax

From:John Cowan <jcowan@...>
Date:Monday, November 20, 2000, 14:57
And Rosta wrote:

> > I have a friend who wanted to write her thesis in OT, > > and all her professors refused to advise her until she switched back to > > Minimalism/Antisymmetry. > > Bloody hell. That's outrageous. Was she set on not switching institutions?
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