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| − | + | '''Stem''' is a term which is commonly used for the uninflected part of a word. A stem is a morphological constituent to which [[affix]]es may be attached or to which [[morphological operation]]s may be applied. | |
:::*''"A stem is any morpheme or combination of morphemes to which an affix can be added."'' (Gleason 1955:59) | :::*''"A stem is any morpheme or combination of morphemes to which an affix can be added."'' (Gleason 1955:59) | ||
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| + | If we take the plural form ''disagreements'', the form ''disagreement'' is called the stem. In languages such as Ancient Greek, in which words belong to different declensional or conjugational classes (marked by a theme or extension), the stem includes these extensions. For example, Ancient Greek declension I nouns are formed by adding the vowel ''a'' to the root ''géphur+a-'' 'bridge', while declension II nouns are formed by adding the vowel ''o'' to the root ''hÃpp+o-'' 'horse'. The inflectional endings for case and number are added to these forms. Traditionally, the forms ''géphura-'' and ''hippo-'' are called stems, while ''géphur-'' and ''hipp-'' are called [[root]]s. | ||
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| + | === Links === | ||
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| + | [http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=Stem&lemmacode=256 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics] | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:37, 9 June 2009
Stem is a term which is commonly used for the uninflected part of a word. A stem is a morphological constituent to which affixes may be attached or to which morphological operations may be applied.
- "A stem is any morpheme or combination of morphemes to which an affix can be added." (Gleason 1955:59)
Example
| ? | The following part is missing or incomplete: correct greek spellings. Please do not remove this block until the problem is fixed. |
If we take the plural form disagreements, the form disagreement is called the stem. In languages such as Ancient Greek, in which words belong to different declensional or conjugational classes (marked by a theme or extension), the stem includes these extensions. For example, Ancient Greek declension I nouns are formed by adding the vowel a to the root géphur+a- 'bridge', while declension II nouns are formed by adding the vowel o to the root hÃpp+o- 'horse'. The inflectional endings for case and number are added to these forms. Traditionally, the forms géphura- and hippo- are called stems, while géphur- and hipp- are called roots.
Links
Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics
Reference
Gleason, H. Allan. 1955. An introduction to descriptive linguistics. New York: Henry Holt and Company.
Other languages
German Stamm
