Defective Paradigms: Missing Forms and What They Tell Us
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An important design feature of language is the use of productive patterns in inflection. In English, we have pairs such as 'enjoy' 'enjoyed', 'agree' 'agreed', and many others. On the basis of this productive pattern, if we meet a new verb 'transduce' we know that there will be the form 'transduced'. Even if the pattern is not fully regular, there will be a form available, as in 'understand' 'understood'. Surprisingly, this principle is sometimes...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0197264603
ISBN13:9780197264607
Release Date:July 2010
Publisher:British Academy
Length:230 Pages
Weight:0.20 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 6.4" x 9.3"
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