Abstract
Allomorphy is a phenomenon that occurs in many languages. Several psycholinguistic studies have shown that allomorphy, if present, co-determines cognitive processing. In the present paper we discuss allomorphic variations of Serbian instrumental singular form of pseudo-nouns as emerging from analogical learning. We compare the predictions derived from memory-based language processing models with results from a previous experimental study with adult Serbian native speakers. Results confirm that the production of suffix allomorphs in Serbian instrumental singular masculine nouns can be accounted for by memory-based learning and simple analogical inferences. The present findings are in line with a growing body of research showing that memory-based learning models make relevant predictions about the cognitive processes involved in various linguistic phenomena.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 65-84 |
Number of pages | 20 |
Journal | Acta Linguistica Hungarica |
Volume | 58 |
Issue number | 1-2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Mar 2011 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- allomorphy
- memory-based learning
- analogy
- wug test
- Serbian
- MENTAL LEXICON
- SINGLE-ROUTE
- MORPHOLOGY
- REPRESENTATION
- INFLECTION