Suppletion
Definition:
Examples:
The following table illustrates stem suppletion:
Morphological process |
Regular, nonsuppletive stem |
Suppletive stem |
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Addition of past tense suffix |
walk—walked |
go—went |
Addition of comparative or superlative suffix |
big—bigger— biggest |
good—better—best |
- The following table illustrates affix suppletion:
Morphological process |
Regular, nonsuppletive affix |
Suppletive affix |
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Addition of plural suffix |
cat—cats |
cherub—cherubim ox —oxen |
Kinds | |
Here are some kinds of suppletion: |
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This page is an extract from the LinguaLinks Library. Version 5.0 published on CD-ROM by SIL International, 2003.