Internal Inflection

0.01 sec.

Internal Inflection

the expression of grammatical meanings by changing the structure of the root—for example, the Russian sobirat’ (imperfective aspeci)-sobrat’ (perfective aspect), “to collect”; the German ziehen, “they pull”-zogen, “they pulled”; and the English “foot” (singular)-“feet” (plural). Internal inflection may be used together with external inflection—that is, with the expression of grammatical meanings through the use of affixes. Such phenomena as the formation of the Arabic “broken” plural by changing the vowels of the stem—kitāb (“book”)-kutub (“books”)—are approximately regarded as the addition of various discontinuous affixes (-i-ā-, -u-u-) to the triconsonantal root k-t-b rather than as internal inflection.

A. A. RASKINA

Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.

?Page tools

Printer friendly
Cite / link

Feedback

Mentioned in	?		Encyclopedia browser	?		Full browser	?
No references found			internal drift current internal drive internal ear internal elastic membrane Internal Energy internal erosion internal fertilization internal field separators internal fistula internal floating-head exchanger internal font internal force Internal Friction Internal Friction in Solids internal furnace internal gas drive internal gear internal glazing internal granular layer internal grinder internal hard drive internal hemorrhage internal hernia internal hydrocephaly internal iliac artery Internal Inflection internal interface internal interrupt internal IP internal IP address internal label Internal Labor Regulations internal line Internal Linguistics internal lining internal link internal loss internal mechanical environment internal medicine internal memory internal mix atomizer internal modem internal operation internal oxidation Internal Party Democracy internal phase internal photoelectric effect internal photoionization internal pressure internal reader internal reflectance spectroscopy			internal hernia internal hernia internal hordeolum internal hordeolum internal hordeolum internal hotspot Internal Human Conditioning System internal hydrocephalus internal hydrocephalus internal hydrocephalus internal hydrocephaly Internal iliac Internal iliac Internal iliac Internal iliac arteries Internal iliac arteries Internal iliac arteries internal iliac artery internal iliac artery internal iliac artery internal iliac node internal iliac vein internal iliac vein Internal impedance Internal Implementation Design Review Internal improvement Internal improvement Internal improvements Internal improvements Internal Independent Verification and Validation Internal Inflection internal information Internal inguinal ring Internal inguinal ring Internal inguinal ring Internal inguinal ring internal injury Internal Integral Starter/Generator Internal Interception Function Internal intercostal internal intercostal muscle internal intercostal muscle internal interface Internal Interface Requirement Specification internal interrupt Internal Investigations Division internal IP internal IP address Internal Iterative Deepening Internal Job Placement Committee Internal Job Posting Internal jugular Internal jugular Internal Jugular Bulb internal jugular catheter internal jugular catheter internal jugular catheter internal jugular vein internal jugular vein internal jugular vein Internal jugular vein cannulation

Encyclopedia

Free Tools:	For surfers: Free toolbar & extensions \| Word of the Day \| Help For webmasters: Free content \| Linking \| Lookup box \| Double-click lookup

Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.