inflectional
adjective
languagespecializeduk/ɪnˈflek.ʃən.əl/us/ɪnˈflek.ʃən.əl/relatedtoinflection(= achangein oradditionto theformof a word thatshowsachangein the way it is used):
(有)屈折变化的;屈折形式的"Drives", "driving", "drove", and "driven" are all inflectionalformsof "drive".“drives”、“driving”、“drove”和"driven"都是“ drive”的屈折变化形式。
inflectionalsuffixes/endings屈折变化后缀/词尾
- Some words with inflectionalsuffixes, eg -ed, -ing,requireconsonantdoubling, egrunning, ordeletion, eg coming.
- Shetestedchildren'sawarenessof inflectionalmorphologyin herfamouswug/wugsexperiment.
- When an inflectionalendingisadded, as in Gorbacheva (thegenitivecase), theletterisvoiced, like v.
- Somelanguages, forexampleEnglish,carryobligatoryinflectionalmarkersoftense,plurality, andmodality.
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