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Syncretism
Article first published online: 22 AUG 2007
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-818X.2007.00024.x
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Baerman, M. (2007), Syncretism. Language and Linguistics Compass, 1: 539–551. doi: 10.1111/j.1749-818X.2007.00024.x
Publication History
- Issue published online: 4 SEP 2007
- Article first published online: 22 AUG 2007
- Language and Linguistics Compass 1/5 (2007): 539–551, 10.1111/j.1749-818x.2007.00024.x
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Abstract
Syncretism occurs where two or more distinct morphosyntactic values are collapsed in a single inflected word form. In the current literature, instances of syncretism are being increasingly cited to support particular models of morphology and feature structure. This article takes a critical look at the sorts of analyses that the data actually warrant, in particular showing the limitations of an approach that treats syncretism as dependent on morphosyntactic feature structure.