Clarification

[Bill Turkel]

> From: Wataru Nakamura <nakamura at ACSU.BUFFALO.EDU>
...
>         I am not sure how to situate OT in a broader context, but Gregory
> Guy (in his leacture he gave at Buffalo) contrasted OT with Variable Rule
> Model and argued that OT should be included into the latter, since OT is
> non-categorical & deterministic, while Variable Rule Model is non-categorical
> & non-deterministic.

I am not familiar with Guy's model, so this question may miss the point.
My understanding of the terms 'deterministic' and 'non-deterministic' is
that they apply to *how* something is computed... which is something that
OT does not specify.  What did Guy mean?

Thanks for any clarification.

Bill Turkel
UBC