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Imantaghavi Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Progressive morpheme -ing

Hi,
"Unlike the past tense and third person singular morphemes, the progressive has no variant realizations as allomorphs."

I can't understand the underlined part.
I appreciate any help in advance,

Iman
  

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g. g. "walks" versus "runs"), the "-ing" ending cannot (at least, not in well-pronounced standard English).

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  • "walks" versus "runs"), the "-ing" ending cannot (at least, not in well-pronounced standard English).
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I think it means that while the past tense "-ed" ending can be pronounced in different ways depending on the word (e.g. "liked" versus "wanted"), as can the third-person singular present ending (e.g. "walks" versus "runs"), the "-ing" ending cannot (at least, not in well-pronounced standard English).
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imantaghavithe progressive has no variant realizations as allomorphs
Allomorphs, here, are different forms of of ending expressed in the past tense and third person singular when voicing them. For example, the past-tense morpheme (a suffix in writing) -ed can be pronounced as /?d/, /?d/, /t/ or /d/.

"The progressive has no variant realizations
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Thank you very much GPY. That was great help.
Thank you Anon.

Iman
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