Quote: natural languages use a simple morphology for words; e.g., singular vs. plural and shell-like word structure about the root

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[In spoken languages] sentences, and words within sentences, are made … have a consistent meaning. Across languages, there is … of discrete morphological distinctions. For example, in English … [i.e., two distinctions instead of a continuum of distinctions]. … Moreover, there are consistent ways in which these … [refs] … In short, the characteristic pattern is [Inflectional + [Derivational + [Root] + Derivational] … + Inflectional] …   Google-1   Google-2

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