obtienneobtennes

Obtienneobtennes is a fictional linguistic term used to illustrate an extreme form of word-formation in theoretical discussions of morphology. It denotes a single verbal form that encodes two inflectional realizations within one morphosyntactic unit, effectively concatenating two inflected sequences into a single token. The concept is primarily a thought experiment rather than an attested phenomenon in natural languages, designed to probe questions about affixation, syntax–morphology interfaces, and the limits of segmentation in language processing and computational modeling.

Origins and naming: The name obtienneobtennes is derived from the French verb obtenir (to obtain), with the two component forms cited as illustrative examples. The term is not a claim about real-language usage but a convenient label for discussing dual or fused inflectional strategies in a hypothetical framework.

Theoretical significance: In morphology studies, obtienneobtennes helps researchers examine how multiple grammatical categories—such as tense, mood, aspect, and person—could be represented together in a single morph. It also provides a framework for evaluating the robustness of morphological analyzers and parsers when faced with nonstandard or fusion forms. In creative contexts, conlangs, experimental poetry, and language games may explore similar mechanisms to achieve compact or layered expression.

Limitations: There are no natural-language attestations; the concept is intentionally speculative. It serves to highlight potential tensions between describing morphophonological processes and maintaining separable grammatical categories, rather than describing actual linguistic practice.