From Number Cycle to Split Plurality and Back in Albanian
Abstract
Albanian plural morphology is analysed in the paper as split between the Num and n heads. This is shown to result diachronically from a plural-to-singular reanalysis cycle, where splitting the number morphology between Num and n has worked as a competition resolution strategy in Albanian. The system is still in transition, however, and represents a long-lasting state of a dynamic equilibrium.
Submitted: Sept. 13, 2021 | Accepted: Dec. 3, 2021 | Published Dec. 21, 2021 | Language: en
Keywords Reanalysis cycle • Split number • Equilibrium • Plural morphology • Competition resolution • Albanian
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