counterexpectational en · ADJ
Etymology
From counter- + expectational.
Meanings
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That goes against expectations; unexpected.
For example, in Saramaccan, property items can be reduplicated to encode counterexpectational semantics.
2018, John H. McWhorter, The Creole Debate, Cambridge University Press, page 18:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more counterexpectational | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most counterexpectational | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |