markedness

marked

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [mahrkt]
- /mɑrkt/
- /ˈmɑːktnəs /

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [mahrkt]
- /mɑrkt/

Definitions of markedness word

adjective markedness strikingly noticeable; conspicuous: with marked success. 1
adjective markedness watched as an object of suspicion or vengeance: a marked man. 1
adjective markedness having a mark or marks: beautifully marked birds; to read the marked pages. 1
adjective markedness Linguistics. (of a phoneme) characterized by the presence of a phonological feature that serves to distinguish it from an otherwise similar phoneme lacking that feature, as (d), which, in contrast to (t), is characterized by the presence of voicing. characterized by the presence of a marker indicating the grammatical function of a construction, as the plural in English, which, in contrast to the singular, is typically indicated by the presence of the marker -s. specifying an additional element of meaning, in contrast to a semantically related item, as drake in contrast to duck, where drake specifies “male” while duck does not necessarily specify sex. occurring less typically than an alternative form, as the word order in Down he fell in contrast to the more usual order of He fell down. Compare unmarked (def 2). 1
noun markedness (linguistics) The phenomenon of words, forms or phonemes that are considered to be more complicated, less natural or stranger than usual forms. 1

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Parts of speech for Markedness

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Markedness

markedness popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for markedness

noun markedness

height — extent or distance upward: The balloon stopped rising at a height of 500 feet.
protrusion — the act of protruding or the state of being protruded.
projection — a projecting or protruding part. Synonyms: overhang, protrusion, jut.
headland — a promontory extending into a large body of water.
bulge — If something such as a person's stomach bulges, it sticks out.

All 24 Synonyms of markedness

Antonyms for markedness

noun markedness

nadir — Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
obscurity — the state or quality of being obscure.
importance — the quality or state of being important; consequence; significance.
depression — A depression is a time when there is very little economic activity, which causes a lot of unemployment and poverty.
bottom — The bottom of something is the lowest or deepest part of it.

All 5 Antonyms of markedness

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