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A WORD AND ITS FORM:
INFLECTION
What is inflection?
Inflection is variation in the form of a word,
typically by means of an affix, that expresses a
grammatical contrast
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)
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
 Grammatical words:
 words that show grammtical rule
 Perfoms present tense
 Perfomed past tense
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
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
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)

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MORPHOLOGY, A WORD AND ITS FORM :INFLECTIONAL

  • 1. I B E S T I A G E N U M R A N I N G R U M A 1 B 0 1 5 0 0 4 K H A M I D A H S U L I S T I Y A R I N I N . A 1 B 0 1 5 0 0 6 D W I N A S T I T I M U I Z U W I N D A A 1 B 0 1 5 0 3 0 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)