8 Questions
What is the feature that the classifier roŋ can only be used with according to [CLF]?
noun that describe plant(s)
What feature is unique to [+animate] for an item that is ‘still/static’ (or immobile) as [static], in the real world?
unique to [+animate]
How are binary ‘+’ values taken to be insensitive for the feature in the mentioned context?
insensitive for this feature, satisfying Ockham’s Razor
According to Smart (1984), how is roŋ interpreted?
roŋ [CLF, +animate, -human, static]
What determines the way how some words are pronounced or interpreted in the context mentioned?
Interface rules
What is the linguistic focus of the paper on Karbi language?
The feature system and their values in nominal phrase
Where is Karbi language spoken and what district does it belong to?
Karbi language is spoken in Karbi-Anglong district, Assam
What theoretical framework is used to examine the feature bundles in the paper?
'minimalist' framework (Chomsky, 1995)
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