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What is markedness?

I am confused about the meaning of markedness. From the Wikipedia page I read: The dominant term is known as the 'unmarked' term and the other, secondary one is the 'marked' term. …
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Why do marked terms exist at all?

According to the definition of markedness, unmarked terms can be consider the "norm". …
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What is the origin of the dominance of unmarked terms?

The definition of markedness, says that unmarked terms are dominant over marked terms. … Or has the definition of markedness no concern for the origin of this dominance? …
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