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Universal 396:

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Universal 396:

Original
The more frequent and syntagmatically simple forms show paradigmatically complexity, the less frequent and syntagmatically complex forms show less paradigmatic complexity.
Standardized
The more frequent and syntagmatically simple forms show paradigmatically complexity, the less frequent and syntagmatically complex forms show less paradigmatic complexity.
Keywords
frequency, complexity
Domain
morphology
Type
unconditional
Status
achronic
Quality
absolute
Basis
unspecified
Source
Greenberg (ed.)1963, cited in Moravcsik 1994a: 41
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One Comment

  1. FP
    FP

    Cf. Moravcsik & Wirth 1986:Moravcsik, Edith A. & Jessica R. Wirth (1986). Markedness: An overview. In Fred R. Eckman, Edith A. Moravcsik, & Jessica R. Wirth (eds.), Markedness, 1-11. New York: Plenum.

    1. May 2020

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