Using Model-Theoretic Approaches to Uncover Linguistic Organization
Olivia Griffin, Jerry Sun
TL;DR
This paper demonstrates how model-theoretic approaches can reveal underlying linguistic structures, using pluractional markers in Kaqchikel, Karuk, and Yurok as case studies.
Contribution
It introduces a novel application of model-theoretic methods to analyze complex linguistic organization beyond surface features.
Findings
Model-theoretic approaches can uncover hidden linguistic patterns.
Pluractional markers show systematic organization across languages.
The method provides new insights into language structure analysis.
Abstract
In this paper, we consider pluractional markers in Kaqchikel, Karuk, and Yurok. Like Balinese, each of these languages marks one type of pluractionality via reduplication, and a different type of pluractionality via non-reduplicative affixation. This paper serves as a proof-of-concept for applying model-theoretic approaches to language as a lens that can help us to recognize linguistic organization that is not apparent on the surface.
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TopicsLinguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity · linguistics and terminology studies