Classical Studies 2800A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Lawn Mower, Online Etymology Dictionary, Coarticulation
11 Feb 2021
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The forms of a verb from which all other inflected forms can be derived. English typically uses two latin principal parts for verb stems go. These two stem forms had different purposes in latin, but are interchangeable in english. Ex. vert-, vers- to turn revert" and reverse". Verb stems are the most commonly used stems, so be sure to pay extra attention to them. Duc-/duct-: adduce, conduce, deduce, educate, induce, introduce, produce, reduce, seduce, conduction, deduction . A special kind of adjective formed from a verb, one that acts like a verb, but is an adjective. The native english present participle is formed by adding -ing to a verb a talking dog a riding lawnmower. Latin present participle suffix: -e nt / -a nt / -ie nt. Can only be added to a verb: tang- , tact- tangent curr- , curs- current. The linking vowel is irrelevant, analyzed the same way depend e nt vs depend a nt.
