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Suppletion
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the phenomenon in which an irregular form of a word, often a verb or adjective, is used instead of a regular form to express a different grammatical feature
What is "suppletion"?
Suppletion is a linguistic phenomenon where an irregular morphological change occurs in a word, often involving the use of entirely different roots to express different grammatical forms. Instead of following a regular pattern of inflection or derivation, one form of the word is replaced with a different word. A common example is the English verb "to be," which has different forms such as "am," "is," and "are" instead of following a standard pattern. Suppletion can reveal historical connections between words and show how languages evolve over time.
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Suppletion refers to the phenomenon in morphology where an irregular form is used to express a grammatical contrast instead of regular inflection.
Suppletion can create irregularities in languages, making it necessary for speakers to memorize irregular forms separately from regular patterns.
In some languages, suppletion is common in comparative and superlative forms of adjectives, where entirely different words are used instead of inflection.
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