Blocking (linguistics)
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Blocking (linguistics)
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In linguistics, blocking is the morphological phenomenon in which a possible form for a word cannot surface because it is "blocked" by another form whose features are the most appropriate to the surface form's environment. More basically, it may also be construed as the "non-occurrence of one form due to the simple existence of another." Word formation employs processes such as the plural marker in English s or es. This plural marker is not, however, acceptable on the word child, because it is "
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Phenomenon in word formation
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2023-10-23T19:33:38Z
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