Word formation processes: Stress shift
Thursday, November 8, 2007
Stress shift: no affix is added to the base, but the stress is shifted from one syllable to the other. With the stress shift comes a change in category.
cóncrete concréte
ábstract abstráct
Noun Verb
cómbine combíne
ímplant implánt
réwrite rewríte
tránsport transpórt
cóncrete concréte
ábstract abstráct
Labels: Word Formation Processes