Pattern-and-root inflectional morphology: the Arabic broken plural

In three linesComputational model of Arabic inflectional morphology focused on broken plurals. Reverses traditional root-and-pattern paradigm into pattern-and-root. Applied to 3,200 noun entries with 160 inflectional classes (22 triliteral patterns, 3 quadriliteral). Formal separation of inflection, derivation, and semantics.

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