This document discusses inflection and its forms. It defines inflection as variation in the form of a word, typically by means of an affix, that expresses a grammatical contrast. It explains that words have lexemes, word forms, and grammatical words. Regular inflection follows predictable rules, while irregular inflection does not. It provides examples of regular and irregular plural nouns. Finally, it discusses the three forms of countable nouns: singular, plural, and singular-plural.

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A WORD AND ITS FORM:
INFLECTION

2. What is inflection?
Inflection is variation in the form of a word,
typically by means of an affix, that expresses a
grammatical contrast

3. Words and grammar: lexemes, word forms and
grammatical words
 Lexemes:
Kind of word that is abstract(unpredictable) in other definition is
bare (unaffixed) word
The example: row
 Word forms:
The phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a
word that can be used to describe or identify something;
The example:
1. there where four rows of seats(n)
2. One person rows the boat (v)

4. Words and grammar: lexemes, word forms and
grammatical words
Grammatical words:
Kind of word which link a lexeme and its word forms
contextually
The example :
1. there where four rows of seats
2. One person rows the boat

5.  Grammatical words:
 words that show grammtical rule
 Perfoms present tense
 Perfomed past tense

6. Regular and Irregular Inflection
Regular inflection is the way we change a word’s form to
reflect things like tense, plurality, gender, etc., is usually
governed by consistent, predictable rules.
The examples:
Regular noun Plural form
Boy boys
Book books
Box boxes
Beach beaches
Lady ladies
City cities

7. Regular and Irregular inflection
There are many instances in which the way a word is inflected
doesn’t seem to follow any rules or conventions at all—this is known
as irregular inflection.
The examples :
Irregular noun Plural form
Person people/persons
Mouse mice
Goose geese
Child children
Foot feet
Man men
Woman women

8. Forms of noun
-Countable noun, which is divided into three forms:
1. Singular: irregular and regular (man, a boy)
2. Plural: regular and irregular/zero-plural (two boys,
men)
3. Singular-plural (certain words e.g. pants, scissors,
mathematics)