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September 10, 2025WORD Structure

Lexicalization and prosodic structure of Thai compound words

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LMLena MaluleemPPPittayawat Pittayaporn

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This analysis reveals a strong link between prosodic structure and lexicalization in Thai compound words, highlighting implications for linguistic understanding.

Key Points

  • Results indicated a significant correlation between lexicalization degree and prosodic prominence in Thai compounds.
  • The study utilized three quantitative indicators: semantic compositionality, corpus frequency, and reaction time.
  • Prosodic changes during the diachronic process appear to drive variability in compound word prominence.
  • Findings support the hypothesis linking prosodic structure to lexicalization in Thai language patterns.

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Maluleem et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c1a40954b1d3bfb60de929https://doi.org/10.3366/word.2025.0247
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