Markedness Constraint Definition
noun
In Optimality Theory , universal features that languages prefer to keep unviolated .
The lack of codas is a markedness constraint that English violates, but Samoan keeps intact all the time.
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markedness + constraint MARKEDNESS CONSTRAINT
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