The markedness model (sociolinguistic theory) proposed by Carol Myers-Scotton is one account of the social indexical motivation for code-switching. [1] The model holds that speakers use language ...

Our argument runs as follows: We first attempt to explain the interdependence between markedness and prototypicality and how this relationship gives rise to prominence hierarchies. We then describe ...

Begley uses the phenomenon of markedness neutralisation to provide a much-needed understanding of Heraclitean oppositions and the Unity of Opposites thesis. Markedness neutralisation is a phenomenon ...

Iverson, Gregory K. and Salmons, Joseph C. 2005. Filling the Gap. Journal of English Linguistics, Vol. 33, Issue. 3, p. 207.

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Diabetic retinopathy, the most serious ocular complication of diabetes, imposes a serious economic burden on society. Automatic and objective assessment of vessel changes can effectively manage ...