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Oltra Massuet, Maria IsabelCorresponding Author

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March 23, 2020
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Conjugation Class

Publicated to:Oxford Research Encyclopedia Of Linguistics. - 2020-08-27 (), DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/acrefore/9780199384655.013.545

Authors: Isabel Oltra-Massuet

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Abstract

Conjugation classes have been defined as the set of all forms of a verb that spellout all possible morphosyntactic categories of person, number, tense, aspect, mood, and/or other additional categories that the language expresses in verbs. Theme vowels instantiate conjugation classes as purely morphological markers, i.e. they determine the verb’s morphophonological surface shape but not their syntactic or semantic properties. The bond between verbs and their conjugational marking is idiosyncratic, and cannot be established on semantic, syntactic or phonological grounds, although there have been serious attempts at finding a systematic correlation. The existence of theme vowels and arbitrary conjugation classes has been taken by Lexicalist theories as empirical evidence to argue against syntactic approaches to word formation and are used as one of the main arguments for the autonomy of morphology. They further raise questions on the nature of basic morphological notions such as stems or paradigms and serve as a good empirical ground for theories of allomorphy and syncretism, or to test psycholinguistic and neurolinguistic theories of productivity, full decomposition and storage. Thus, analyzing their nature, their representation, and their place in grammar is crucial as the approach to these units can have profound effects on linguistic theory and the architecture of grammar.

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

Independientemente del impacto esperado determinado por el canal de difusión, es importante destacar el impacto real observado de la propia aportación.

Según las diferentes agencias de indexación, el número de citas acumuladas por esta publicación hasta la fecha 2025-08-31:

  • Google Scholar: 16

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-08-31:

  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 2 (PlumX).

Leadership analysis of institutional authors

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (Oltra Massuet, Maria Isabel) and Last Author (Oltra Massuet, Maria Isabel).

the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been Oltra Massuet, Maria Isabel.