In linguistic morphology, the bracketing paradox concerns morphologically complex words which have more than one analysis, or bracketing, e.g., one for phonology and one for semantics, and the two are not compatible, or brackets do not align. == English examples == === Comparatives such as unhappier === One type of a bracketing paradox found in English is exemplified by words like unhappier or uneasier.
In linguistic morphology, the bracketing paradox concerns morphologically complex words which have more than one analysis, or bracketing, e.g., one for phonology and one for semantics, and the two are not compatible, or brackets do not align. == English examples == === Comparatives such as unhappier === One type of a bracketing paradox found in English is exemplified by words like unhappier or uneasier.
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