Optimality Theory is always good for a heated discussion in the pub. In this talk, I attempt to pour (oil+water) upon (troubled waters+flames) where + is the quantum superposition of states, which should collapse into one of the four possibilities when the audience observes the talk.
More specifically, I consider:
During the discussion, I'll (re-)consider the ur-example of OT, Tashlhiyt Berber syllabification, as well as drawing on treatments of Finnish prosody, and other things.