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    This document discusses word forms and inflection. It explains that some words, called lexemes, have multiple word forms depending on grammatical context, such as singular and plural forms of nouns. Regular inflection follows predictable patterns like adding -s to form the plural of nouns. Irregular inflection produces unpredictable changes in word forms between singular and plural or past and present tense. The document provides examples of regular and irregular inflection in nouns, verbs, adjectives, and other parts of speech. It concludes with recommendations for further reading and exercises to identify inflected word forms.

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    This document discusses word forms and inflection. It explains that some words, called lexemes, have multiple word forms depending on grammatical context, such as singular and plural forms of nouns. Regular inflection follows predictable patterns like adding -s to form the plural of nouns. Irregular inflection produces unpredictable changes in word forms between singular and plural or past and present tense. The document provides examples of regular and irregular inflection in nouns, verbs, adjectives, and other parts of speech. It concludes with recommendations for further reading and exercises to identify inflected word forms.

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    An Introduction to English Morphology: Words and Their

    Structure

    Chapter 4: A word and its forms: Inflection

    By: Benjamín Arriola, Joffre Escandón,


    Rafael Maldonado and Vanessa Cali.
    4.1 Words and grammar: lexemes, word
    forms and grammatical words.
    1 2

    Aqui Aquí x2
    3
    4.2 Regular and irregular inflection.
    Irregular Child Children
    Man Men
    Tooth Teeth

    Singular Plural
    Examples:
    Regular
    Add –S -ES etc Watches
    Computers

    Allomorphs Knife Knives


    of a Wife Wives
    morpheme
    Singular Plural
    4.4 Forms of pronouns
    and determiners
    • aqui.
    4.5 Forms of verbs

    Gives Gave Giving Given Give


    perform performed Performing performed perform

    Syncretized Similar

    Smaller inflection Too different


    4.6 Forms of
    adjectives
    4.7 Conclusion and summary - Recommendations for
    reading - Exercises
    • Exercises
    1. In each of the following groups of word
    • Conclusion and summary • Recommendations for forms, identify those that are (or can be,
    Some words (lexemes) have more than one word Reading according to context) forms of the same
    form, depending on the grammatical context or on
    choices that grammar forces us to make (for For a readable and engaging lexeme:
    example, in nouns, between singular and plural). discussion of the distinction (a) woman, woman’s, women, womanly, girl
    • ‘inflectional’ (nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs)
    (pronouns, determiners, auxiliaries and modals)
    between regular and (b) greenish, greener, green, greens
    irregular inflection, and of its (c) written, wrote, writer, rewrites, writing
    wide implications for our
    understanding of how 2. What word form represents each of the
    language is processed in the following grammatical words?
    brain. You can cite similar (a) the plural of the noun (NOOSE)
    examples, point out the (b) the plural of the noun (GOOSE)
    broader implications of this (c) the plural of the noun (MOOSE)
    phenomenon for (d) the past tense of the verb (PLAY)
    morphological theory. (e) the past tense of the verb (LAY)
    Everything is a process, take it easy!
    Thank u for paying attention.

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