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'''Paradigm''' is a term which is used for the set of all the [[inflection|inflected]] forms which an individual [[word]] assumes.
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=== Example ===
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the list in (i) is the paradigm of the Russian verb ''delat' '' 'to do':
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(i) del-a-t' 'to do'
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singular plural imperative
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    1 del-aj-u del-aj-em sg.: del-aj
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    2 del-aj-es del-aj-ete pl.: del-aj-te
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    3 del-aj-et del-aj-ut
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    Past participle active: del-a-l
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    Past participle passive: del-a-n
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    Present participle active: del-aj-uscij
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    Present participle passive: del-aj-emyj
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===Origin===
 
===Origin===
 
The term derives from the Greek word for 'pattern' or 'example'.
 
The term derives from the Greek word for 'pattern' or 'example'.
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===Reference===
 
===Reference===
 
{{: Lyons 1968}}
 
{{: Lyons 1968}}
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=== Links ===
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[http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=Paradigm&lemmacode=373 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics]
  
 
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Revision as of 11:45, 19 February 2009

Paradigm is a term which is used for the set of all the inflected forms which an individual word assumes.

Example

the list in (i) is the paradigm of the Russian verb delat' 'to do':

(i)	del-a-t'	'to do'
	singular	plural		imperative
   1	del-aj-u	del-aj-em	sg.:	del-aj
   2	del-aj-es	del-aj-ete	pl.:	del-aj-te
   3	del-aj-et	del-aj-ut
   Past participle active:			del-a-l
   Past participle passive:		del-a-n
   Present participle active:		del-aj-uscij
   Present participle passive:		del-aj-emyj


Origin

The term derives from the Greek word for 'pattern' or 'example'.

Other languages

German Paradigma Chinese 范式聚合法

Reference

Lyons, John. 1968. Introduction to Theoretical Linguistics. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.



Links

Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics