Getting the constraints right

Patrick McConvell

doi:10.1017/S0140525X10001998

Getting the constraints right

Patrick McConvell^*

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	394-395
Number of pages	2
Journal	Behavioral and Brain Sciences
Volume	33
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X10001998
Publication status	Published - Dec 2010

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