Paradigm
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.
