Suppletion: Frequency, categories and distribution of stems
Abstract
Suppletion is where the word-forms of the same lexeme have phonologically distinct stems. A study of thirty languages shows it to be surprisingly widespread, suggesting resistance to the pressure of paradigmatic levelling. While a major factor in its preservation appears to be the high frequency of the items that display it, two other factors are in operation, the type of inflectional category involved and the nature of the distribution of stems.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2004
Language
English
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1075/sl.28.2.05hip
Repository Citation
Hippisley, Andrew R.; Chumakina, Marina; Corbett, Greville; and Brown, Dunstan, "Suppletion: Frequency, categories and distribution of stems" (2004). Linguistics Faculty Publications. 20.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/lin_facpub/20
