Acta Linguistica Hungarica
Volume/Issue:
Volume 58: Issue 1
Allomorphic responses in Serbian pseudo-nouns as a result of analogical learning
Authors: Petar Milin, Emmanuel Keuleers 2 and Dušica Đurđević
View More View Less
  • 1 University of Novi Sad Department of Psychology Novi Sad Serbia
  • 2 Ghent University Department of Experimental Psychology Ghent Belgium
  • 3 University of Belgrade Laboratory for Experimental Psychology Belgrade Serbia
  • 4 Dr Zorana Dindica 2 Novi Sad 21000 Serbia
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1556/aling.58.2011.1-2.4
Page Count:
65–84
Publication Date:
01 Mar 2011
Online Publication Date:
09 Mar 2011
Full access

Allomorphy is a phenomenon that occurs in many languages. Several psycholinguistic studies have shown that allomorphy, if present, co-determines cognitive processing. In the present paper we discuss allomorphic variations of Serbian instrumental singular form of pseudo-nouns as emerging from analogical learning. We compare the predictions derived from memory-based language processing models with results from a previous experimental study with adult Serbian native speakers. Results confirm that the production of suffix allomorphs in Serbian instrumental singular masculine nouns can be accounted for by memory-based learning and simple analogical inferences. The present findings are in line with a growing body of research showing that memory-based learning models make relevant predictions about the cognitive processes involved in various linguistic phenomena.

If the inline PDF is not rendering correctly, you can download the PDF file here.

  • Albright, Adam — Bruce Hayes 2003. Rules vs. analogy in English past tenses: A computational/ experimental study. In: Cognition 90: 119–161.

    Hayes B. , 'Rules vs. analogy in English past tenses: A computational/ experimental study ' (2003 ) 90 Cognition : 119 -161.

    • Search Google Scholar

  • Allen, Mark —William Badecker 1999. Stem homograph inhibition and stem allomorphy: Representing and processing inflected forms in a multilevel lexical system. In: Journal of Memory and Language 41: 105–123.

    Badecker W. , 'Stem homograph inhibition and stem allomorphy: Representing and processing inflected forms in a multilevel lexical system ' (1999 ) 41 Journal of Memory and Language : 105 -123.

    • Search Google Scholar

  • Baayen, R. Harald 2003. Probabilistic approaches to morphology. In: Rens Bod — Jennifer Hay — Stefanie Jannedy (eds): Probabilistic linguistics, 229–287. MIT Press, Cambridge MA.

    Baayen R. H. , '', in Probabilistic linguistics , (2003 ) -.

  • Baayen, R. Harald — Doug J. Davidson — Douglas M. Bates 2008. Mixed-effects modeling with crossed random effects for subjects and items. In: Journal of Memory and Language 59: 390–412.

    Bates D. M. , 'Mixed-effects modeling with crossed random effects for subjects and items ' (2008 ) 59 Journal of Memory and Language : 390 -412.

    • Search Google Scholar

  • Baayen, R. Harald — Laurie Beth Feldman — Robert Schreuder 2006. Morphological influences on the recognition of monosyllabic monomorphemic words. In: Journal of Memory and Language 53: 496–512.

    Schreuder R. , 'Morphological influences on the recognition of monosyllabic monomorphemic words ' (2006 ) 53 Journal of Memory and Language : 496 -512.

    • Search Google Scholar

  • Berko, Jean 1958. The child’s learning of English morphology. In: Word 14: 150–177.

    Berko J. , 'The child’s learning of English morphology ' (1958 ) 14 Word : 150 -177.

  • Blevins, James P. 2004. Inflectional classes and economy. In: Lutz Gunkel — Gereon Müller — Gisela Zifonun (eds): Explorations in nominal inflection, 41–85. Mouton de Gruyter, Berlin & New York.

    Blevins J. P. , '', in Explorations in nominal inflection , (2004 ) -.

  • Bloomfield, Leonard 1933. Language. Holt, Rinehart and Winston, New York.

    Bloomfield L. , '', in Language , (1933 ) -.

  • Boudelaa, Sami — William D. Marslen-Wilson 2001. Morphological units in the Arabic mental lexicon. In: Cognition 81: 65–92.

    Marslen-Wilson W. D. , 'Morphological units in the Arabic mental lexicon ' (2001 ) 81 Cognition : 65 -92.

    • Search Google Scholar

  • Boudelaa, Sami — William D. Marslen-Wilson 2004. Allomorphic variation in Arabic: Implications for lexical processing and representation. In: Brain and Language 90: 106–116.

    Marslen-Wilson W. D. , 'Allomorphic variation in Arabic: Implications for lexical processing and representation ' (2004 ) 90 Brain and Language : 106 -116.

    • Search Google Scholar

  • Bybee, Joan L. 2007. Frequency of use and the organization of language. Oxford University Press, Oxford.

    Bybee J. L. , '', in Frequency of use and the organization of language , (2007 ) -.

  • Daelemans, Walter — Peter Berck — Steven Gillis 1997. Data mining as a method for linguistic analysis: Dutch diminutives. In: Folia Linguistica (Acta Societatis Linguistica Eurpaeae) 31: 57–75.

    Gillis S. , 'Data mining as a method for linguistic analysis: Dutch diminutives ' (1997 ) 31 Folia Linguistica (Acta Societatis Linguistica Eurpaeae) : 57 -75.

    • Search Google Scholar

  • Daelemans, Walter — Antal van den Bosch 2005. Memory-based language processing. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.

    Bosch A. , '', in Memory-based language processing , (2005 ) -.

  • Eddington, David 2002a. Dissociation in Italian conjugations: A single-route account. In: Brain and Language 81: 291–302.

    Eddington D. , 'Dissociation in Italian conjugations: A single-route account ' (2002 ) 81 Brain and Language : 291 -302.

    • Search Google Scholar

  • Eddington, David 2002b. Spanish gender assignment in an analogical framework. In: Journal of Quantitative Linguistics 9: 49–75.

    Eddington D. , 'Spanish gender assignment in an analogical framework ' (2002 ) 9 Journal of Quantitative Linguistics : 49 -75.

    • Search Google Scholar

  • Estes, William K. 1994. Classification and cognition (Oxford Psychology 22). Oxford University Press, New York.

    Estes W. K. , '', in Classification and cognition (Oxford Psychology 22) , (1994 ) -.

  • Hahn, Ulrike — Ramin Charles Nakisa 2000. German inflection: Single route or dual route? In: Cognitive Psychology 41: 313–360.

    Nakisa R. C. , 'German inflection: Single route or dual route? ' (2000 ) 41 Cognitive Psychology : 313 -360.

    • Search Google Scholar

  • Hamming, Richard W. 1950. Error detecting and error correcting codes. In: Bell System Technical Journal 29: 147–160.

    Hamming R. W. , 'Error detecting and error correcting codes ' (1950 ) 29 Bell System Technical Journal : 147 -160.

    • Search Google Scholar

  • Harris, Zellig S. 1951. Methods in structural linguistics. University of Chicago Press, Chicago.

    Harris Z. S. , '', in Methods in structural linguistics , (1951 ) -.

  • Harris, Zellig S. 1957. Co-occurrence and transformation in linguistic structure. In: Language 33: 283–340.

    Harris Z. S. , 'Co-occurrence and transformation in linguistic structure ' (1957 ) 33 Language : 283 -340.

    • Search Google Scholar

  • Hay, Jennifer — R. Harald Baayen 2005. Shifting paradigms: Gradient structure in morphology. In: Trends in Cognitive Sciences 9: 342–348.

    Baayen R. H. , 'Shifting paradigms: Gradient structure in morphology ' (2005 ) 9 Trends in Cognitive Sciences : 342 -348.

    • Search Google Scholar

  • Hayes, Bruce — Zsuzsa Cziráky Londe 2006. Stochastic phonological knowledge: The case of Hungarian vowel harmony. In: Phonology 23: 59–104.

    Londe Z. C. , 'Stochastic phonological knowledge: The case of Hungarian vowel harmony ' (2006 ) 23 Phonology : 59 -104.

    • Search Google Scholar

  • Ivić, Pavle 1990. O jeziku nekadašnjem i sadašnjem [On past and contemporary language]. Bigz-Jednistvo, Belgrade.

    Ivić P. , '', in O jeziku nekadašnjem i sadašnjem , (1990 ) -.

  • Jaeger, Florian 2008. Categorical data analysis: Away from ANOVAs (transformation or not) and towards Logit Mixed Models. In: Journal of Memory and Language 59: 434–446.

    Jaeger F. , 'Categorical data analysis: Away from ANOVAs (transformation or not) and towards Logit Mixed Models ' (2008 ) 59 Journal of Memory and Language : 434 -446.

    • Search Google Scholar

  • Järvikivi, Juhani — Raymond Bertram — Jussi Niemi 2006. Affixal salience and the processing of derivational morphology: The role of suffix allomorphy. In: Language and Cognitive Processes 21: 394–431.

    Niemi J. , 'Affixal salience and the processing of derivational morphology: The role of suffix allomorphy ' (2006 ) 21 Language and Cognitive Processes : 394 -431.

    • Search Google Scholar

  • J:arvikivi, Juhani — Jussi Niemi 2002a. Allomorphs as paradigm indices: On-line experiments with Finnish free and bound stems. In: SKY Journal of Linguistics 15: 119–143.

    Niemi J. , 'Allomorphs as paradigm indices: On-line experiments with Finnish free and bound stems ' (2002 ) 15 SKY Journal of Linguistics : 119 -143.

    • Search Google Scholar

  • J:arvikivi, Juhani — Jussi Niemi 2002b. Form-based representation in the mental lexicon: Priming (with) bound stem allomorphs in Finnish. In: Brain and Language 81: 412–223.

    Niemi J. , 'Form-based representation in the mental lexicon: Priming (with) bound stem allomorphs in Finnish ' (2002 ) 81 Brain and Language : 412 -223.

    • Search Google Scholar

  • Jovanović, Tamara 2008. Ispitivanje prirode alomorfije: grafo-fonoloski korelati alomorfije u srpskom jeziku i efekat frekvence sufiksa [Examining allomorphy: Graphophonological correlates of allomorphy in Serbian and suffix frequency effect]. MA thesis, University of Novi Sad.

  • Jovanović, Tamara — Dušica Filipović Đurđević — Petar Milin 2008. Kognitivna obrada alomorfije u srpskom jeziku [The cognitive processing of the allomorphy in Serbian]. In: Psihologija 41: 87–101.

    Milin P. , 'Kognitivna obrada alomorfije u srpskom jeziku ' (2008 ) 41 Psihologija : 87 -101.

  • Kertész, Zsuzsa 2003. Vowel harmony and the stratified lexicon of Hungarian. In: The Odd Yearbook (ELTE SEAS Undergraduate Papers in Linguistics) 7: 62–77.

    Kertész Z. , 'Vowel harmony and the stratified lexicon of Hungarian ' (2003 ) 7 The Odd Yearbook (ELTE SEAS Undergraduate Papers in Linguistics) : 62 -77.

    • Search Google Scholar

  • Keuleers, Emmanuel 2008. Memory-based learning of inflectional morphology. Doctoral dissertation, University of Antwerp.

  • Keuleers, Emmanuel — Walter Daelemans 2007. Memory-based learning models of inflectional morphology: A methodological case study. In: Lingue e Linguaggio 6: 151–174.

    Daelemans W. , 'Memory-based learning models of inflectional morphology: A methodological case study ' (2007 ) 6 Lingue e Linguaggio : 151 -174.

    • Search Google Scholar

  • Keuleers, Emmanuel — Dominiek Sandra — Walter Daelemans — Steven Gillis — Gert Durieux — Evelyn Martens 2007. Dutch plural inflection: The exception that proves the analogy. In: Cognitive Psychology 54: 283–318.

    Martens E. , 'Dutch plural inflection: The exception that proves the analogy ' (2007 ) 54 Cognitive Psychology : 283 -318.

    • Search Google Scholar

  • Kostić, Đáorđe 1999. Frekvencijski rečnik savremenog srpskog jezika [Frequency dictionary of contemporary Serbian]. Institute for Experimental Phonetics and Speech Pathology & Laboratory of Experimental Psychology, University of Belgrade, Belgrade. ( www.serbiancorpus.edu.rs )

    Kostić Đ. , '', in Frekvencijski rečnik savremenog srpskog jezika , (1999 ) -.

  • Krott, Andrea — Robert Schreuder — R. Harald Baayen — Wolfgang U. Dressler 2007. Analogical effects on linking elements in German compounds. In: Language and Cognitive Processes 22: 25–57.

    Dressler W. U. , 'Analogical effects on linking elements in German compounds ' (2007 ) 22 Language and Cognitive Processes : 25 -57.

    • Search Google Scholar

  • Levenshtein, Vladimir I. 1966. Binary codes capable of correcting deletions, insertions and reversals. In: Cybernetics and Control Theory 10: 707–710.

    Levenshtein V. I. , 'Binary codes capable of correcting deletions, insertions and reversals ' (1966 ) 10 Cybernetics and Control Theory : 707 -710.

    • Search Google Scholar

  • Lieber, Rochelle 1982. Allomorphy. In: Linguistic Analysis 10: 27–52.

    Lieber R. , 'Allomorphy ' (1982 ) 10 Linguistic Analysis : 27 -52.

  • Lyons, John 1968. Introduction to theoretical linguistics. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.

    Lyons J. , '', in Introduction to theoretical linguistics , (1968 ) -.

  • Marr, David 1982. Vision: A computational investigation into the human representation and processing of visual information. W.H. Freeman, San Francisco.

    Marr D. , '', in Vision: A computational investigation into the human representation and processing of visual information , (1982 ) -.

    • Search Google Scholar

  • Milin, Petar — Dušica Filipović Đurđević — Fermin Moscoso del Prado Martín 2009. The simultaneous effects of inflectional paradigms and classes on lexical recognition: Evidence from Serbian. In: Journal of Memory and Language 50: 50–64.

    Prado Martín F. M. , 'The simultaneous effects of inflectional paradigms and classes on lexical recognition: Evidence from Serbian ' (2009 ) 50 Journal of Memory and Language : 50 -64.

    • Search Google Scholar

  • Miller, George A. 1956. The magical number seven, plus or minus two: Some limits on our capacity for processing information. In: Psychological Review 63: 81–97.

    Miller G. A. , 'The magical number seven, plus or minus two: Some limits on our capacity for processing information ' (1956 ) 63 Psychological Review : 81 -97.

    • Search Google Scholar

  • Mirković, Jelena — Mark S. Seidenberg — Marc F. Joanisse 2011. Probabilistic nature of inflectional structure: Insights from a highly inflected language. In: Cognitive Science 35. In press.

  • Norris, Dennis 2005. How do computational models help us build better theories? In: Anne Cutler (ed.): Twenty-first century psycholinguistics: Four cornerstones, 331–346. Lawrence Erlbaum, Mahwah NJ.

    Norris D. , '', in Twenty-first century psycholinguistics: Four cornerstones , (2005 ) -.

  • Nosofsky, Robert M. 1986. Attention, similarity, and the identification-categorization relationship. In: Journal of Experimental Psychology 15: 39–57.

    Nosofsky R. M. , 'Attention, similarity, and the identification-categorization relationship ' (1986 ) 15 Journal of Experimental Psychology : 39 -57.

    • Search Google Scholar

  • Pléh, Csaba 1989. The development of sentence interpretation in Hungarian. In: Elizabeth Bates — Brian MacWhinney (eds): The crosslinguistic study of sentence processing, 158–184. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.

    Pléh C. , '', in The crosslinguistic study of sentence processing , (1989 ) -.

  • Pléh, Csaba — Ágnes Lukács — Mihály Racsmány 2002. Morphological patterns in Hungarian children with Williams syndrome and the rule debates. In: Brain and Language 86: 377–383.

    Racsmány M. , 'Morphological patterns in Hungarian children with Williams syndrome and the rule debates ' (2002 ) 86 Brain and Language : 377 -383.

    • Search Google Scholar

  • Ratcliffe, Robert R. 1998. The “broken” plural problem in Arabic and comparative Semitic: Allomorphy and analogy in non-concatenative morphology. John Benjamins, Amsterdam & Philadelphia.

    Ratcliffe R. R. , '', in The “broken” plural problem in Arabic and comparative Semitic: Allomorphy and analogy in non-concatenative morphology , (1998 ) -.

    • Search Google Scholar

  • Rubner, Yossi — Carlo Tomasi — Leonidas J. Guibas 2000. The Earth Mover’s distance as a metric for image retrieval. In: International Journal of Computer Vision 40: 99–121.

    Guibas L. J. , 'The Earth Mover’s distance as a metric for image retrieval ' (2000 ) 40 International Journal of Computer Vision : 99 -121.

    • Search Google Scholar

  • Saussure, Ferdinand de [1916] 1966. Course in general linguistics. McGraw-Hill, New York.

    Saussure F. , '', in Course in general linguistics , (1966 ) -.

  • Schreuder, Robert — R. Harald Baayen 1995. Modeling morphological processing. In: Laurie Beth Feldman (ed.):Morphological aspects of language processing, 131–154. Lawrence Erlbaum, Hillsdale, New Jersey.

    Baayen R. H. , '', in Morphological aspects of language processing , (1995 ) -.

  • Skousen, Royal 2002. An overview of analogical modeling. In: Royal Skousen — Daryle Lonsdale — Dilworth B. Parkinson (eds): Analogical modeling: An exemplar-based approach to language, 11–26. John Benjamins, Amsterdam & Philadelphia.

    Skousen R. , '', in Analogical modeling: An exemplar-based approach to language , (2002 ) -.

  • Smith, Edward E. — Douglas L. Medin 1981. Categories and concepts. Harvard University Press, Cambridge MA.

    Medin D. L. , '', in Categories and concepts , (1981 ) -.

  • Spencer, Andrew 2001. Morphology. In: Mark Aronoff — Janie Rees-Miller (eds): The handbook of linguistics, 213–238. Blackwell, Oxford & Malden MA.

    Spencer A. , '', in The handbook of linguistics , (2001 ) -.

  • Zec, Draga 2006. Phonology within morphology in South Slavic: The case of OV augmentation. University of Nova Gorica, Nova Gorica.

    Zec D. , '', in Phonology within morphology in South Slavic: The case of OV augmentation , (2006 ) -.

    • Search Google Scholar
Cover Acta Linguistica Hungarica
Acta Linguistica Hungarica
Print ISSN:
1216-8076
Online ISSN:
1588-2624
Keywords:
allomorphy; memory-based learning; analogy; wug test; Serbian

The author instruction is available in PDF.

Please, download the file from HERE

  • Acta Linguistica Hungarica Impact Factor (2018): 0.231
  • Linguistics and Language SJR Quartile Score (2018): Q3
  • Literature and Literary Theory SJR Quartile Score (2018): Q2
  • Scimago Journal Rank (2018): 0.13
  • SJR Hirsch-Index (2018): 9

Language: English

Founded in 1951
Publication: One volume of four issues annually
Publication Programme: 2020. Vol. 67.
Indexing and Abstracting Services:

  • Arts and Humanities Citation Index
  • Bibliographie Linguistique/Linguistic Bibliography
  • International Bibliographies IBZ and IBR
  • Linguistics Abstracts
  • Linguistics and Language Behaviour Abstracts
  • MLA International Bibliography
  • SCOPUS
  • Social Science Citation Index
  • LinguisList

 

Subscribers can access the electronic version of every printed article.

Editors

Editor(s)-in-Chief: Katalin É. Kiss,
Ferenc Kiefer

Editor: Éva Dékány

Technical Editor: Zoltán G. Kiss

Review Editor: Beáta Gyuris

Editorial Board

  • Anne Abeillé
  • Željko Bošković
  • Marcel den Dikken
  • Hans-Martin Gärtner
  • Elly van Gelderen
  • Anders Holmberg
  • Katarzyna Jaszczolt
  • István Kenesei
  • András Kertész
  • Anikó Lipták
  • Katalin Mády
  • Gereon Müller
  • Csaba Pléh
  • Giampaolo Salvi
  • Irina Sekerina
  • Péter Siptár
  • Gregory Stump
  • Peter Svenonius
  • Anne Tamm
  • Akira Watanabe
  • Jeroen van de Weijer

Acta Linguistica Academica
Address: Benczúr u. 33. HU–1068 Budapest, Hungary
Phone: (+36 1) 351 0413; (+36 1) 321 4830 ext. 154
Fax: (36 1) 322 9297
E-mail: ala@nytud.mta.hu