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Polylogues on The Mental Lexicon: An exploration of fundamental issues and directions
Edited by Gary Libben, Gonia Jarema and Victor Kuperman
[Not in series 238] 2021
► pp. 109–142

Chapter 5
Hebrew adjective lexicons in developmental perspective

Subjective register and morphology

| Tel Aviv University
| Tel Aviv University
| Tel Aviv University
| Tel Aviv University
Article outline
  • Thesis
  • Commentaries on Ravid et al. thesis
    • Ray Jackendoff commentary on Ravid et al. thesis
    • James Myers commentary on Ravid et al. thesis
    • Russell Richie commentary on Ravid et al. thesis
    • Benjamin Tucker commentary on Ravid et al. thesis
    • Chris Westbury commentary on Ravid et al. thesis
  • The article
    • Adjectives
      • The morphology of Hebrew adjectives
        • Non-linear adjective morphology
        • Nominal patterns
        • Linear adjective morphology
        • Reduplication
        • Adjectives in complex structures
    • Morphology as a developmental criterion
    • Familiarity as index
      • Hebrew adjectives in texts
    • Register
    • Method
      • Step 1: Compiling the adjective list
        • Morphological structures
      • Step 2: Eliciting register judgments from language experts
      • Participants and procedure
      • Data analysis
        • ICC analyses
        • Latent class analyses
    • Results
      • Quantitative analyses
    • The Five adjective lexicons: Semantic and morphological analyses
      • The Core adjective lexicon: Lowest register (M = 1.44)
      • The Basic adjective lexicon: Neutral register (M = 2.49)
      • The Mature adjective lexicon: Elevated register (M = 3.12)
      • The Educated adjective lexicon: High register (M = 3.71)
      • The Super-Literate adjective lexicon: Very high register (M = 4.51)
    • Discussion
      • Semantics
      • Morphology
      • Register as proxy for frequency
  • Notes
  • References
Published online: 13 October 2021
https://doi.org/10.1075/z.238.05rav
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