Senior Project Advisor
Dr. Jordan Sandoval
Document Type
Project
Publication Date
Spring 2020
Keywords
binomials, English, Panini’s Law, phonology, semantics, well-formedness
Abstract
This experiment investigates why certain pairs of words, called “frozen binomials” always appear in the same order. It uses an electronic survey that asks subjects to determine what order they would prefer to say pairs of certain words. Specifically, the experiment tests whether it is the sound of the words or the meaning of the words that determines their order. While the data was inconclusive, it does suggest the existence of deeper rules for the ordering of these words.
Department
Linguistics
Recommended Citation
George, Eli, "Competing Semantic and Phonological Constraints in Novel Binomials" (2020). WWU Honors College Senior Projects. 405.
https://cedar.wwu.edu/wwu_honors/405
Subjects - Topical (LCSH)
Languages, Modern--Word order--Experiments; Semantics--Experiments; Binomial (Linguistics)
Genre/Form
technical reports
Type
Text
Rights
Copying of this document in whole or in part is allowable only for scholarly purposes. It is understood, however, that any copying or publication of this document for commercial purposes, or for financial gain, shall not be allowed without the author’s written permission.
Language
English
Format
application/pdf