# VERB INFLECTION RULES: # # 0 => k /c _{ing,ed} # # These rules would likely be considered part # of regular English inflection were they not # of such limited scope. Only 13 verbs in English end in "c" # of those 12 are covered by these rules. # "floc" as a verb appears in Webster's Medical Dictinary. # with the paradigm: flocs flocced flocced floccing (regd) # "floc" is apparently a back formation from "floculate". Which # may account for it's deviant regularity. (2-Oct-92) # RULE: c$|verb|infinitive|cking$|verb|presPart EXCEPTION: floc|flocking; # RULE: c$|verb|infinitive|cked$|verb|past EXCEPTION: floc|flocked; # RULE: c$|verb|infinitive|cked$|verb|pastPart EXCEPTION: floc|flocked; # # The past part ing/ung rule applies to more verbs than # the past ing/ung rule. "ring" has "rang" in the past, # and "wring" has "wrang", sing according to Websters has # either "sing" or "sung" in the past. # in the realm of the exotic coolung is a crazy crane, and gunnung is # a type of swamp mahogony. (and a pung is a kind of sleigh) # RULE: ing$|verb|infinitive|ung$|verb|pastPart EXCEPTION: cooling|coolung; EXCEPTION: ding|dung; EXCEPTION: gunning|gunnung; EXCEPTION: ing|ung; EXCEPTION: ling|lung; EXCEPTION: ping|pung; # RULE: ing$|verb|infinitive|ung$|verb|past EXCEPTION: cooling|coolung; EXCEPTION: ding|dung; EXCEPTION: gunning|gunnung; EXCEPTION: ing|ung; EXCEPTION: ling|lung; EXCEPTION: ping|pung; EXCEPTION: ring|rung; EXCEPTION: wring|wrung; # # e.g. feed|fed speed|sped bleed|bled ..... # RULE: eed$|verb|infinitive|ed$|verb|past EXCEPTION: eed|ed; EXCEPTION: freed|fred; EXCEPTION: reed|red; EXCEPTION: weed|wed; # RULE: eed$|verb|infinitive|ed$|verb|pastPart EXCEPTION: eed|ed; EXCEPTION: freed|fred; EXCEPTION: reed|red; EXCEPTION: weed|wed; # # ay~aid for both past and past part #e.g pay|paid # RULE: ay$|verb|infinitive|aid$|verb|past EXCEPTION: bray|braid; EXCEPTION: May|maid; EXCEPTION: may|maid; EXCEPTION: play|plaid; EXCEPTION: ray|raid; EXCEPTION: stay|staid; # RULE: ay$|verb|infinitive|aid$|verb|pastPart EXCEPTION: bray|braid; EXCEPTION: May|maid; EXCEPTION: may|maid; EXCEPTION: play|plaid; EXCEPTION: ray|raid; EXCEPTION: stay|staid;