Allomorphy

Cautionary note: The following introduction to "allomorphy" is a quick and dirty discussion that helps you solve some interesting morphology problems without spending sleepless nights. Basically, I will refer to allomorphy any time a single morpheme shows up with more than one pronunciation (form). This ignores some important issues about such such cases, such as when the change in shape is due to basic facts about the sound system of the language.

Summary	Latin verbs Latin verb forms: 2sg laudas amas mones vides 3sg laudat amat monet videmus Dutch T-deletion slaap + t = slaapt bijt + t = bijt Dutch Vowel Shortening slaap + en = slapen Stem clearly changes shape. Dutch Consonant Doubling bel + en = bellen
Latin Verbs	praise love advise see 2sg laudas amas mones vides 3sg laudat amat monet videt 1pl laudamus amamus monemus videmus 2pl laudatis amatis monetis videtis 3pl laudant amant monent vident imp lauda ama mone vide But uh oh. Now look at the 1st sg forms....   praise love advise see 1sg laudo amo moneo video
Dutch T-deletion	3rd person singular present tense verb form: t slaap + t = slaapt bijt + t = bijt Suffix changes shape.(-t- -> Ø ) Stem (bijt- -> bij )
Dutch Vowel Shortening	slaap + en = slapen Stem changes shape....
Dutch Consonant Doubling	bel + en = bellen

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