Comparing Constraints on Contraction Using Bayesian Regression Modeling
This paper has three goals: (1) to document the factors shaping is-contraction in Mainstream American English; (2) to assess the extent to which these factors also shape contraction of has; (3) to use shared patterns of contraction across the two verbs to draw conclusions about how the varying forms...
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| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2020-08-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence |
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| Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/frai.2020.00058/full |