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Linglib.Phenomena.Morphology.Studies.KalinBjorkmanEtAl2026

Paradigm Function Morphology (@cite{stump-2001}) — a lexicalist, parallel, process-based, realizational theory used by K-B 2026 §2.2 as one of the four positions in the theory space.

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    def Morphology.PFM.instDecidableEqMorphPropertySet.decEq {Feature✝ : Type} [DecidableEq Feature✝] (x✝ x✝¹ : MorphPropertySet Feature✝) :
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      def Morphology.PFM.instReprMorphPropertySet.repr {Feature✝ : Type} [Repr Feature✝] :
      MorphPropertySet Feature✝Std.Format
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        instance Morphology.PFM.instReprMorphPropertySet {Feature✝ : Type} [Repr Feature✝] :
        Repr (MorphPropertySet Feature✝)
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        def Morphology.PFM.instBEqMorphPropertySet.beq {Feature✝ : Type} [BEq Feature✝] :
        MorphPropertySet Feature✝MorphPropertySet Feature✝Bool
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          instance Morphology.PFM.instBEqMorphPropertySet {Feature✝ : Type} [BEq Feature✝] :
          BEq (MorphPropertySet Feature✝)
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            def Morphology.PFM.instDecidableEqLexeme.decEq (x✝ x✝¹ : Lexeme) :
            Decidable (x✝ = x✝¹)
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              def Morphology.PFM.instReprLexeme.repr :
              LexemeStd.Format
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                  def Morphology.PFM.RealizationRule.matches {Feature : Type} [BEq Feature] (rr : RealizationRule Feature) (σ : MorphPropertySet Feature) (lex : Lexeme) :
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                    structure Morphology.PFM.RuleBlock (Feature : Type) :
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                      def Morphology.PFM.RuleBlock.apply {Feature : Type} [BEq Feature] (block : RuleBlock Feature) (σ : MorphPropertySet Feature) (lex : Lexeme) (stem : String) :
                      Option String
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                          def Morphology.PFM.ParadigmFunction.apply {Feature : Type} [BEq Feature] (pf : ParadigmFunction Feature) (σ : MorphPropertySet Feature) (lex : Lexeme) :
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                            structure Morphology.PFM.RuleOfReferral (Feature : Type) :
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                              def Morphology.PFM.RuleOfReferral.apply {Feature : Type} [BEq Feature] (ref : RuleOfReferral Feature) (pf : ParadigmFunction Feature) (σ : MorphPropertySet Feature) (lex : Lexeme) :
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                                def Morphology.PFM.derive {Feature : Type} [BEq Feature] (pf : ParadigmFunction Feature) (referrals : List (RuleOfReferral Feature)) (σ : MorphPropertySet Feature) (lex : Lexeme) :
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                                  Connects two independent formalizations:

                                  The bridge: ZP's criteria diagnose ms-boundedness. The p-boundedness dimension is orthogonal (determined by prosodic diagnostics).

                                  Construct a wordhood profile from MorphStatus + prosodic boundedness.

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                                    @cite{kalin-bjorkman-etal-2026}: The Morphology/Syntax Interface #

                                    @cite{kalin-bjorkman-etal-2026}

                                    This study file verifies the core contributions of @cite{kalin-bjorkman-etal-2026}'s Elements in Generative Syntax survey against Linglib's independent formalizations of DM, PFM, Nanosyntax, and the Wordhood typology.

                                    Structure #

                                    1a. The four major theories occupy correct positions #

                                    1b. DM and Nanosyntax are indistinguishable on these dimensions #

                                    @cite{kalin-bjorkman-etal-2026} §2: DM and Nanosyntax agree on all four dimensions. Their differences (Subset vs Superset Principle, terminal vs phrasal spellout) are mechanism-level, not dimension-level.

                                    DM and Nanosyntax occupy the same position in the theory space. Their differences are in mechanism, not architecture.

                                    1c. Structural impossibilities #

                                    @cite{kalin-bjorkman-etal-2026} §2.1: not all 2⁴ = 16 combinations are possible. Process-based theories must be lexicalist (syntax is piece-based).

                                    No non-lexicalist, process-based theory is well-formed.

                                    No lexicalist theory can have syntactic architecture.

                                    1d. Distinguishing features of each theory #

                                    2a. The 2×2 wordhood typology is exhaustive and injective #

                                    Distinct profiles yield distinct classes.

                                    2b. ZP diagnostics determine ms-boundedness #

                                    @cite{kalin-bjorkman-etal-2026} §3.2.1: the six criteria from @cite{zwicky-pullum-1983} diagnose whether a morpheme is ms-bound. This is formalized in WordhoodBridge.

                                    2c. PrWd diagnostics determine p-boundedness #

                                    @cite{kalin-bjorkman-etal-2026} §3.2.2: prosodic diagnostics (vowel harmony scope, minimal word constraints, hiatus resolution) diagnose p-boundedness. This is formalized via the ProsodicWord bridge.

                                    3a. The seven descriptive types #

                                    @cite{kalin-bjorkman-etal-2026} §4 identifies seven form-meaning mapping types. Any theory of morphology must account for all of them.

                                    4a. *ABA impossibility (Nanosyntax contribution) #

                                    @cite{caha-2009}: the fseq-based Superset Principle derives the *ABA constraint. If entry β beats entry α for case Y, β also beats α for all cases below Y on the fseq.

                                    The *ABA derivation is verified by example: attempting an ABA lexicon produces ABB instead.

                                    4b. PFM's Paradigm Function architecture #

                                    @cite{stump-2001}: PFM is the only major theory that is both process-based and parallel in architecture. This combination is well-formed because process-based requires lexicalism, and parallel is a lexicalist architecture.

                                    5. Theory × mapping-type matrix #

                                    @cite{kalin-bjorkman-etal-2026} Table 4 captures the culminating insight of the Element: different theories handle form-meaning mapping complexities differently, and simplification in theory trades off against empirical coverage. Each cell records whether a theory handles a mapping type:

                                    Key mechanisms referenced:

                                    How a morphological theory handles a form-meaning mapping type. @cite{kalin-bjorkman-etal-2026} Table 4.

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                                      Handled natively by the theory's basic mechanisms.

                                    • no : Coverage

                                      Must be reanalyzed as a different phenomenon.

                                    • extra : Coverage

                                      Requires an extra mechanism beyond the basics.

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                                        The four named theories from @cite{kalin-bjorkman-etal-2026}.

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                                            @cite{kalin-bjorkman-etal-2026} Table 4: for each (mapping type, theory) pair, the coverage verdicts across subcases.

                                            Multiple values indicate different subcases receive different verdicts. For example, DM handles some portmanteaux natively (pre-syntactic feature bundling), must reanalyze others (allomorphy in disguise), and needs Fusion for the rest.

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                                              Whether a theory natively handles a mapping type (has at least one yes verdict across subcases).

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                                                5a. All theories agree on one-to-one #

                                                5b. DM is uniquely suited for allomorphy #

                                                Only DM handles allomorphy natively, via Vocabulary Insertion with contextual conditioning. PFM subsumes it under multiple exponence; Nanosyntax reanalyzes structurally; MaS treats allomorphs as distinct morphemes.

                                                5c. PFM is uniquely suited for multiple exponence #

                                                PFM's process-based, ordered rule-block architecture means independent blocks can reference the same feature, producing multiple exponence without any special mechanism.

                                                5d. Morphological gaps are universally problematic #

                                                5e. MaS is the most restrictive theory #

                                                MaS's incremental mapping (form and meaning built in lockstep) forces strict one-to-one correspondence. Every apparent non-one-to-one mapping must be reanalyzed.

                                                5f. Realizational vs incremental split #

                                                @cite{kalin-bjorkman-etal-2026} §4.6: realizational theories handle at least some non-one-to-one mappings natively, because separating features from exponents makes mismatches structurally possible. Incremental theories (MaS) must reanalyze all of them.