Simplex

//ˈsɪmplɛks//

"Simplex" in a Sentence (2 examples)

The word weak is a simplex. Its derivative weaken is not.

The question is: is 139. [“Priexal Vanja. ‘arrived Vanya’”] a simplex or is it a cleft structure in which all 'superfluous' constituents were deleted. […] The only indication that 139. is a simplex is the sentence intonation and the absence of a break between the verb and the subject.

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