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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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Is there any grammatical reason that the adjective "old" is unmarked whereas "young" is marked?
  

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Your question is very unclear to me.
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AnonymousIs there any grammatical reason that the adjective "old" is unmarked whereas "young" is marked?
No. Nothing grammatical. It's a matter of usage.

See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Markedness

CJ
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CalifJimNo. Nothing grammatical. It's a matter of usage.
Thank you for the reply and the link.
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