markedness constraint
noun/ˈmɑrkədnəs kənˈstɹeɪnt/
Etymology
From markedness + constraint.
- derived from cōnstringō
- derived from constreinte
- inherited from constreynt
Definitions
In Optimality Theory, universal features that languages prefer to keep unviolated.
- the lack of codas is a markedness constraint that English violates, but Samoan keeps intact all the time.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for markedness constraint. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA