Abstract
Syncretism occurs when different combinations of morphosyntactic feature values are represented by the same form. For instance, of the various forms of the past tense of the English verb to be, lsG and 3sc syncretize, and so do 2sc, I PL, 2PL and 3PL.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Phi Theory |
Subtitle of host publication | Phi-Features across Modules and Interfaces |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 251-294 |
Number of pages | 44 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781383035230 |
ISBN (Print) | 9780199213764 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 2023 |
Keywords
- combinations
- morphosyntactic
- past tense
- represented
- various
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Arts and Humanities
- General Social Sciences