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Topic: Alternation linguistics


  
  Encyclopedia: Alternation (linguistics)
Because the rule for determining which alternate to use depends on the surrounding sounds, the s/z alternation is called a phonologically-conditioned alternation.
The alternation between -s/-z and -en is a grammatically-conditioned alternation.
The alternation between s/z/iz is called an automatic alternation because using the wrong alternate in the wrong situation would produce a phonologically illegal English word -- 'fishs' is very hard to say and is not legal English.
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 Alternation (linguistics) -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
In (The scientific study of language) linguistics, Alternation is when a set of morphosyntactic properties is (Click link for more info and facts about phonologically) phonologically expressed in two or more different ways in different words.
-s and -z are alternate ways of expressing the (An Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the Commonwealth countries) English (The form of a word that is used to denote more than one) plural.
There is one more major alternate for the English plural: the -iz for words ending in a (A consonant characterized by a hissing sound (like s or sh)) sibilant.
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 Alternation (linguistics)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
In linguistics, Alternation is when a set of morphosyntacticproperties is phonologically expressed in two or more different ways indifferent words.
The alternation between -s/-z and -en is agrammatically-conditioned alternation.
The alternation between s/z/iz is called an automatic alternation because using the wrong alternate in the wrong situation would produce a phonologically illegal English word -- 'fishs' is veryhard to say and is not legal English.
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 Phonology Article, Phonology Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Whereas phonetics isabout the nature of sounds (or phones) per se,phonology describes the way sounds function within a given language.
This is one ofthe main factors of historical change of languages as described in historical linguistics (another being fast change resultingfrom influence by another language, e.g.
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