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Universal 971:

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Universal 971:

Original
If there are analogical changes in their inflectional paradigms, short morphemes (stems and affixes) or words more likely cause a re-formation of long morphemes (stems and affixes) or words than the other way round.
Standardized
When there are analogical changes in their inflectional paradigms, short morphemes (stems and affixes) or words more likely cause a re-formation of long morphemes (stems and affixes) or words than the other way round.
Keywords
stem, affix, morpheme, word, length, analogical change
Domain
morphology
Type
unconditional
Status
diachronic
Quality
statistical
Basis
Indo-European languages
Source
Maøczak 1958: 298, 312, Maøczak 1963: 27, Maøczak 1966: 100, Maøczak 1978: 54, Maøczak 1980: 284
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One Comment

  1. FP
    FP

    1. Although the investigation is based only on Indo-European languages, the author assumes his generalisation to be valid for all languages (Maøczak 1963: 19; 1978: 57). Maøczak regards his investigation as different from Kury:owicz’s (especially Kury:owicz 1949; see Maøczak 1978). The universals of Kury:owicz and Maøczak are quite distinct from each other (see Best 1973: 61-107 and Anttila 1977: 76-80). 2. Cf. #974.

    1. May 2020

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