Morphological Study of Suppletion in English With Reference to Arabic
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This study investigates the morphological phenomenon of suppletion in English and Arabic. Specifically, it will look at how these languages handle words with similar meanings but come from entirely different sources, which goes against standard morphological patterns. The study tries to answer the following question: what are the basic rules of language that govern these irregular forms? What are the limits that shape them? The study uses examples like "go" to "went" and "good" to "better" in English and "فرس" (faras, horse) to "خيل" (khail, horses) in Arabic to show how various languages handle suppletion in both similar and different ways. The results show that English uses a mix of full and partial suppletion in different types of grammar. It is because language changes over time, making it essential to remember.
On the other hand, Arabic has a root-and-pattern morphology, meaning that the roots of nouns change in a planned way. The roots stay the same in partial suppletion but change to completely different ones in total cases. This comparison shows how complicated and flexible each language's approach to morphological errors is. It helps us learn more about how languages are structured and how our minds work when we learn a language.
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