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Research questionHow can fixed suffixes be distinguished from default choice in assigning gender to Latvian English loanwords?English loanwords often cluster in the masculine gender, but analyses can conflate suffix-governed assignment with a default gender. The difficulty is determining how much each mechanism contributes and whether their balance changes in contemporary loanword usage.
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Latest papersRecent research connected to this question, newest first.Fixed Suffix Dependency Ratio: Quantifying the Dual-Track Mechanism of Gender Assignment in Latvian LoanwordsThe evidence covers 1,832 Latvian noun lemma types and uses the Fixed Suffix Dependency Ratio to compare suffix dependence across genders. The reported pattern is specific to the Latvian loanword system and contemporary usage.research paper · Sep 4, 2026
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