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Swedish Adjective Patterns

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Are both processes unproductive<br />

fadd (’stale’): [fad] → *[fat]<br />

Shows the unproductive nature of dental assimilation<br />

lat (’lazy’): [lY:t]<br />

→ *[lat]<br />

Shows the unproductive nature of vowel shortening<br />

These facts are supported by a pilot study using<br />

nonce adjectives with relevant phonological forms

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