Phonological constraint induction in a connectionist network: learning OCP-Place constraints from data

► Constraint induction is modeled as weight adjustment in connectionist networks. ► A network for Arabic roots can rate actual and novel roots like Arabic native speakers. ► Coarse-grained symbolic constraints can emerge from connectionist learning. ► Gradient and exceptional OCP-Place effects can be learned in a connectionist network. ► Connectionist constraints relate naturally to production and comprehension processes.