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Syntactic Complexity and Competition: The Singular-Plural Distinction in Western Armenian

Alan Bale and Hrayr Khanjian · 2014

Catalogue summary

Bale and Khanjian analyze how singular and plural marking compete in Western Armenian, with particular attention to definite noun phrases. Their argument uses the language’s restricted singular interpretations to test broader accounts of grammatical complexity.

Why this matters

It offers a focused scholarly entry point for readers interested in Western Armenian as a living language whose grammatical structure contributes to general linguistic theory.

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Published in

Linguistic Inquiry

Year

2014

Language

English

DOI

10.1162/ling_a_00147

Citation

Alan Bale and Hrayr Khanjian 2014. Syntactic Complexity and Competition: The Singular-Plural Distinction in Western Armenian. Linguistic Inquiry. https://doi.org/10.1162/ling_a_00147

Topics

Language, literature, and translation

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