Headedness and the Lexicon: The Case of Verb-to-Noun Ratios
This paper takes a well-known observation as its starting point, that is, languages vary with respect to headedness, with the standard head-initial and head-final types well attested. Is there a connection between headedness and the size of a lexical class? Although this question seems quite straigh...
Main Authors: | Maria Polinsky, Lilla Magyar |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2020-02-01
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Series: | Languages |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2226-471X/5/1/9 |
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