*ABA revisited: Evidence from Czech and Latin degree morphology

We present a novel account of root suppletion in comparatives and superlatives, and show how it accounts for the presence of ABB and ABC patterns, as well as the absence of ABA patterns. The account assumes that suppletive roots, despite appearances to the contrary, are not contextual allomorphs, bu...

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Main Authors: Karen De Clercq, Guido Vanden Wyngaerd
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Open Library of Humanities 2017-07-01
Series:Glossa
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Online Access:https://www.glossa-journal.org/articles/371