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Effects of animacy on the processing of morphological Number: a cognitive inheritance?

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2020
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Zanini, C., Rugani, R., Giomo, D., Peressotti, F., & Franzon, F. (2020). Effects of animacy on the processing of morphological Number: a cognitive inheritance? Word Structure, 13(1), 22–44. https://doi.org/10.3366/word.2020.0158

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Language encodes into morphology part of the information present in the referential world. Some features are marked in the great majority of languages, such as the numerosity of the referents that is encoded in morphological Number. Other features do not surface as frequently in morphological markings, yet they are pervasive in natural languages. This is the case of animacy, that can ground Gender systems as well as constrain the surfacing of Number. The diffusion of numerosity and animacy could mirror their biological salience at the

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  • Zanini, Chiara
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  • Rugani, Rosa
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  • Giomo, Dunia
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  • Peressotti, Francesca
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  • Franzon, Francesca
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13

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1

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22

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44

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English

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2020-03-01

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2020-09-11

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1750-1245

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Zanini, C., Rugani, R., Giomo, D., Peressotti, F., & Franzon, F. (2020). Effects of animacy on the processing of morphological Number: a cognitive inheritance? Word Structure, 13(1), 22–44. https://doi.org/10.3366/word.2020.0158

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