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When blocking does not block - the case of Croatian double-gender nouns

Detailed analysis of the developmental course of the usage of double-gender nouns shows that double forms, in most cases, do not disappear for centuries. While some nouns show a progression from the exclusive usage of one form to the exclusive usage of another, others do not. Where applicable, there seems to be a preference towards the usage of one paradigm with one meaning, but this is by no means exclusive. All of this supports a more relative approach to the blocking phenomenon in inflectional morphology.

blocking, double-gender nouns, double-paradigm nouns, Croatian, diachrony

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