| Term | Definition |
|---|
| homosemes | listemes with the same meaning but different pronunciation (like the plural -s, -i,ø, -en, -a, -es) |
| regular plural affix | -s |
| irregular plural affixes | -i, -ø, -en, -a, -es |
| Are there rules to determine when we get irregular homosemy? | No! |
| lexical entry for irregular plural affix | look on page 4 in handout |
| lexical entry for regular plural affix s | look on page 4 in handout |
| allomorphy | simply different ways of pronouncing the same listeme, like -s /s/, /z/, /d/ |
| allomorphy predictable? | yes, because it applies according to phontactic rules of the language |
| exercise 4 | page 6 |
| root irregulars | homosemy caused not by adding irregular affixes, but by changing the stem itself (sink, sank, feel, felt) |
| lexical entry for group 1 and group 2 root irregulars | page 7 |
| exercise 5 | page 7a |
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