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alienability contrast: a standalone construct

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Linguistic typology

the difference in marking between possession of inherent things like body parts and kin and of other possessions, with the inalienable form usually shorter.

In linguistic typology, alienability contrast refers to the difference in marking between possession of inherent things like body parts and kin and of other possessions, with the inalienable form usually shorter. This meaning comes from Haspelmath (2017) in Zeitschrift für Sprachwissenschaft.[1]

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References

  1. Haspelmath, M. (2017). Explaining alienability contrasts in adpossessive constructions: Predictability vs. iconicity. Zeitschrift für Sprachwissenschaft, 36(2), 193-231. https://doi.org/10.1515/zfs-2017-0009

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