2006-08-14 20:37:18 · 7 answers · asked by ForgeAus 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
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THis is from a class of irregular verbs we inherited from the Old English verb system. This class forms the past tense and past participle by varying the vowel sound in the stem. There are seven different phonological patterns. Some patterns undergo three-part vowel changes, as in sing/sang/sung, while others have a single vowel change but add an -n or -en ending, as in freeze/froze/frozen.
The mystery of English.
Try chewing on this book:
English Phonology and Phonological Theory: Synchronic and Diachronic Studies
by Roger Lass, S. R. Anderson (Series Editor), J. Bresnan (Series Editor), B. Comrie (Series Editor), W. Dressler (Series Editor), C. J. Ewen (Series Editor), R. Huddleston (Series Editor)
Though the orange (frozen or not) will definitely be easier to chew.
2006-08-14 20:48:49 · answer #1 · answered by maî 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The mystery of the English language
2006-08-14 20:52:13 · answer #2 · answered by ♥Ani♥ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because it becomes squeezed
2006-08-15 16:31:21 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it gets squeezed my friend
2006-08-14 20:43:48 · answer #4 · answered by naresh 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
And when you think you become "thunken".
2006-08-14 20:41:10 · answer #5 · answered by EMAILSKIP 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it most certainly does.
2006-08-14 20:40:43 · answer #6 · answered by helix.helix 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh. But it does.
2006-08-14 21:18:46 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋