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Community size rather than grammatical complexity better predicts Large Language Model accuracy in a novel Wug Test

Nikoleta Pantelidou, Evelina Leivada, Raquel Montero, Paolo Morosi · Oct 14, 2025 · Citations: 0

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Abstract

The linguistic abilities of Large Language Models are a matter of ongoing debate. This study contributes to this discussion by investigating model performance in a morphological generalization task that involves novel words. Using a multilingual adaptation of the Wug Test, six models were tested across four partially unrelated languages (Catalan, English, Greek, and Spanish) and compared with human speakers. The aim is to determine whether model accuracy approximates human competence and whether it is shaped primarily by linguistic complexity or by the size of the linguistic community, which affects the quantity of available training data. Consistent with previous research, the results show that the models are able to generalize morphological processes to unseen words with human-like accuracy. However, accuracy patterns align more closely with community size and data availability than with structural complexity, refining earlier claims in the literature. In particular, languages with larger speaker communities and stronger digital representation, such as Spanish and English, revealed higher accuracy than less-resourced ones like Catalan and Greek. Overall, our findings suggest that model behavior is mainly driven by the richness of linguistic resources rather than by sensitivity to grammatical complexity, reflecting a form of performance that resembles human linguistic competence only superficially.

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Human Feedback Signal

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Evaluation Signal

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Human Feedback Types

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"The linguistic abilities of Large Language Models are a matter of ongoing debate."

Evaluation Modes

partial

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"The linguistic abilities of Large Language Models are a matter of ongoing debate."

Quality Controls

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No explicit QC controls found.

"The linguistic abilities of Large Language Models are a matter of ongoing debate."

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"The linguistic abilities of Large Language Models are a matter of ongoing debate."

Reported Metrics

partial

Accuracy

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"The aim is to determine whether model accuracy approximates human competence and whether it is shaped primarily by linguistic complexity or by the size of the linguistic community, which affects the quantity of available training data."

Human Feedback Details

  • Uses human feedback: No
  • Feedback types: None
  • Rater population: Not reported
  • Expertise required: Multilingual

Evaluation Details

  • Evaluation modes: Automatic Metrics
  • Agentic eval: None
  • Quality controls: Not reported
  • Evidence quality: Low
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Research Brief

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The linguistic abilities of Large Language Models are a matter of ongoing debate.

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Key Takeaways

  • The linguistic abilities of Large Language Models are a matter of ongoing debate.
  • This study contributes to this discussion by investigating model performance in a morphological generalization task that involves novel words.
  • Using a multilingual adaptation of the Wug Test, six models were tested across four partially unrelated languages (Catalan, English, Greek, and Spanish) and compared with human speakers.

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Contribution Summary

  • Using a multilingual adaptation of the Wug Test, six models were tested across four partially unrelated languages (Catalan, English, Greek, and Spanish) and compared with human speakers.
  • The aim is to determine whether model accuracy approximates human competence and whether it is shaped primarily by linguistic complexity or by the size of the linguistic community, which affects the quantity of available training data.
  • Consistent with previous research, the results show that the models are able to generalize morphological processes to unseen words with human-like accuracy.

Why It Matters For Eval

  • The aim is to determine whether model accuracy approximates human competence and whether it is shaped primarily by linguistic complexity or by the size of the linguistic community, which affects the quantity of available training data.
  • Consistent with previous research, the results show that the models are able to generalize morphological processes to unseen words with human-like accuracy.

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  • Gap: Human feedback protocol is explicit

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  • Pass: Evaluation mode is explicit

    Detected: Automatic Metrics

  • Gap: Quality control reporting appears

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  • Gap: Benchmark or dataset anchors are present

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  • Pass: Metric reporting is present

    Detected: accuracy

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