Abstract
Paradigm transparency is the extent to which an entire inflectional paradigm is deducible analogically from a subset of its component parts. This chapter proposes precise measures of paradigm transparency. Evidence from Chinantec and Fur demonstrates that paradigm transparency is a significant domain of typological variation, and that the No-Blur Principle is incompatible with this range of variation.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Analogy in Grammar |
Subtitle of host publication | Form and Acquisition |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9780191720628 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 1 2009 |
Keywords
- Analogical structure
- Chinantec
- Fur
- Inflection
- Morphology
- Paradigm
- Principal parts
- Typology
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Arts and Humanities (all)