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analogy  

Definition

  • A process of regularization which affects the exceptional forms in the grammar of a language. (A dictionary of linguistics and phonetics, David Crystal, 2008)

Broader concept

Synonym(s)

  • analogy principle

Example

  • Most analogies involve terms that are within the nearest neighborhood of each other when ranked according to similarity (Linzen 2016). (De Vine, Geva & Bruza, 2018)
  • The use of analogy has played an especially important role in the study of language language change and language acquisition and learning (Kiparsky 1992). (De Vine, Geva & Bruza, 2018)

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