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Markedness constraint

Noun

Definitions

1.NounIn Optimality Theory, universal features that languages prefer to keep unviolated.
"the lack of codas is a markedness constraint that English violates, but Samoan keeps intact all the time."

Synonyms

markednessunmarkednesstensenessminimalityphonemicnesslimitunphoneticnessunrestrictivenessstressquasiminimalityoptimalityphonemicity
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