More or Less Unnatural: Semantic Similarity Shapes the Learnability and Cross-Linguistic Distribution of Unnatural Syncretism in Morphological Paradigms
AbstractMorphological systems often reuse the same forms in different functions, creating what is known as syncretism. While syncretism varies greatly, certain cross-linguistic tendencies are apparent. Patterns where all syncretic forms share a morphological feature value (e.g., firs...
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The MIT Press
2022-10-01
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| Series: | Open Mind |
| Online Access: | https://direct.mit.edu/opmi/article/doi/10.1162/opmi_a_00062/113341/More-or-Less-Unnatural-Semantic-Similarity-Shapes |