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  • Open Access
6 Citations
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Why Is Inflectional Morphology Difficult to Borrow?—Distributing and Lexicalizing Plural Allomorphy in Pennsylvania Dutch

  • Rose Fisher,
  • David Natvig,
  • Erin Pretorius,
  • Michael T. Putnam and
  • Katharina S. Schuhmann

In this article we examine the allomorphic variation found in Pennsylvania Dutch plurality. In spite of over 250 years of variable contact with English, Pennsylvania Dutch plural allomorphy has remained largely distinct from English, except for a num...

  • Article
  • Open Access
755 Views
15 Pages

24 October 2025

This paper addresses a well-known puzzle at the intersection of morphology and syntax: the categorical exclusion of adjectives modified by evaluative morphology from prenominal position in Italian. While Italian allows many adjectives to occur both p...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,757 Views
16 Pages

Mixed Compounds: Where Morphology Interfaces with Syntax

  • Gloria Cocchi and
  • Cristina Pierantozzi

6 September 2022

In this work, we investigate a special type of CS below word level, which is observed in mixed compound words. In particular, we discuss mixed Italian–German compounds; this combination is particularly interesting since, in the two languages, t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,587 Views
26 Pages

An “Innerburb” is an urban structure that emerged between the 1950s and 1980s, settled in rural areas, and is considered the first periphery of the Latin American city. This structure results from socio-spatial and territorial evolutionar...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
4,453 Views
22 Pages

23 November 2020

Although linguistic research has often focused on one domain (e.g., as influenced by generative prioritization of the Autonomy of Syntax), critical findings have been uncovered by exploring the interaction of multiple domains (e.g., the link between...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,390 Views
20 Pages

23 August 2021

In late-insertion, realizational models of morphology such as Distributed Morphology (DM), the insertion of Vocabulary Items (VIs) is conditioned by cyclic operations in the syntax. This paper explores whether an isomorphic relationship can be establ...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,827 Views
36 Pages

28 July 2025

Nomadic heritage villages constitute significant material cultural heritage. Under China’s cultural revitalization and rural development strategies, these villages face spatial degradation driven by tourism and urbanization. Current research pr...

  • Review
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,883 Views
14 Pages

Assessing the Impact of Bilingualism on the Linguistic Skills of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in Greece: A Scoping Review

  • Angelos Papadopoulos,
  • Alexandra Prentza,
  • Louiza Voniati,
  • Dionysios Tafiadis,
  • Nikolaos Trimmis and
  • Panagiotis Plotas

(1) Background and Objectives: This review aims to identify the latest literature on the possible effect of bilingualism on the linguistic skills of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) residing in Greece. (2) Materials and Methods: The liter...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,330 Views
27 Pages

29 August 2025

This paper investigates the morphosyntactic and semanto-pragmatic behavior of the German neo-pronoun xier, a gender-neutral form used to refer to nonbinary individuals. Framed within the Minimalist Program, the analysis explores how xier carries a ge...

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  • Open Access

Semantic Acquisition of Telic and Atelic Interpretations in L2 English: Evidence from Pakistani ESL Learners

  • Fariha Yasmeen,
  • Yap Ngee Thai,
  • Zalina Mohammad Kasim and
  • Vahid Nimehchisalem

12 February 2026

Interpreting event completion is a core difficulty in second language acquisition, as it underpins temporal reference and communication. This study investigates how L1 Urdu Pakistani learners of English acquire telicity, a semantic property that dist...