Hi everyone! Do we have zero/null morphemes in irregular English verbs? Exp: ✅cut(present tense):1 morpheme ✅cut (past tense):2 morphemes(cut+0) Is that right?

Mahtab

Community Tutor

Feb 22, 2021 2:58 PM

Answers · 3

Yes. Null morphemes are allomorphs of some morphemes. Examples: { PAST } has allomorphs /ed/ (walk+ed), /en/ (broken, spoken), and /0/ (cut+0). { PLURAL } has allomorphs /s/ (cat+s), /es/ (wish+es), /en/ (ox+en), and /0/ (sheep+0).

February 22, 2021

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