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In linguistics, a form-meaning mismatch is a natural mismatch between the grammatical form and its expected meaning. Such form-meaning mismatches happen everywhere in language. [ 1 ] Nevertheless, there is often an expectation of a one-to-one relationship between meaning and form, and indeed, many traditional definitions are based on such an ...
The match/mismatch hypothesis (MMH) was first described by David Cushing. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The MMH "seeks to explain recruitment variation in a population by means of the relation between its phenology —the timing of seasonal activities such as flowering or breeding —and that of species at the immediate lower level". [ 3 ]
Vocabulary mismatch is a common phenomenon in the usage of natural languages, occurring when different people name the same thing or concept differently. Furnas et al. (1987) were perhaps the first to quantitatively study the vocabulary mismatch problem. [ 1 ]
Mismatch may refer to: Mismatching, a supposed negative effect of affirmative action; Mismatch (2019 film), a Telugu-language romantic sports film;
Holiday Mismatch (Sunday, Nov. 3) Two polar opposite mothers meddle in their children's dating lives and find themselves thrown together for the holiday season.
The mismatch negativity (MMN) or mismatch field (MMF) is a component of the event-related potential (ERP) to an odd stimulus in a sequence of stimuli. It arises from electrical activity in the brain and is studied within the field of cognitive neuroscience and psychology .
Evolutionary mismatch (also "mismatch theory" or "evolutionary trap") is the evolutionary biology concept that a previously advantageous trait may become maladaptive due to change in the environment, especially when change is rapid. It is said this can take place in humans as well as other animals.
Holiday Mismatch (Sunday, Nov. 3) Two polar opposite mothers meddle in their children's dating lives and find themselves thrown together for the holiday season.