String models

  • A string model explicitly defines all of the elements in the string with:
    • indices (elements in the structure)
    • order functions \(p\) and \(s\)
    • properties of the indices

A string model

  • We'll assume a set of (privative) featural properties

Feature table

  • Note:
    • \(\top\) refers to true, \(\bot\) false
    • \(\rtimes\) and \(\ltimes\) represent boundaries (i.e., the equivalent of #)