markedness constraint

短语

发音

/ˈmɑrkədnəs kənˈstɹeɪnt/

词形变化

markedness constraints 复数 markedness constraints

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    In Optimality Theory, universal features that languages prefer to keep unviolated.

    语言学

    the lack of codas is a markedness constraint that English violates, but Samoan keeps intact all the time.

词源

From markedness + constraint.

来源：wiktionary