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==Definition==
 
'''Theme vowel''' is a morphological [[marker]] which indicates which is the declensional or conjugational class that a [[word]] belongs to.
 
'''Theme vowel''' is a morphological [[marker]] which indicates which is the declensional or conjugational class that a [[word]] belongs to.
  
=== Example ===
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== Example ==
 
 
 
In [[Ancient Greek]], nouns are grouped into three declensional classes. If a noun belongs to the first declension, the root is followed by the theme vowel -''a''-, and if it belongs to the second declension the root is followed by -''o''-: ''môus+a+n'' (acc.sg.), ''môus+a+y'' (nom.pl.) 'Muse', ''log+o+n'' (acc.sg.), ''log+o+y'' (nom.pl.) 'word'. Another term is 'extension vowel'.
 
In [[Ancient Greek]], nouns are grouped into three declensional classes. If a noun belongs to the first declension, the root is followed by the theme vowel -''a''-, and if it belongs to the second declension the root is followed by -''o''-: ''môus+a+n'' (acc.sg.), ''môus+a+y'' (nom.pl.) 'Muse', ''log+o+n'' (acc.sg.), ''log+o+y'' (nom.pl.) 'word'. Another term is 'extension vowel'.
  
 
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*[http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=Theme+vowel&lemmacode=155 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics]
[http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=Theme+vowel&lemmacode=155 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics]
 
 
 
=== References ===
 
  
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== References ==
 
* Goodwin, W. 1894. ''Greek grammar,'' Macmillan, London.
 
* Goodwin, W. 1894. ''Greek grammar,'' Macmillan, London.
 
* Spencer, A. 1991. ''Morphological Theory,'' Blackwell, Oxford.
 
* Spencer, A. 1991. ''Morphological Theory,'' Blackwell, Oxford.
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Definition

Theme vowel is a morphological marker which indicates which is the declensional or conjugational class that a word belongs to.

Example

In Ancient Greek, nouns are grouped into three declensional classes. If a noun belongs to the first declension, the root is followed by the theme vowel -a-, and if it belongs to the second declension the root is followed by -o-: môus+a+n (acc.sg.), môus+a+y (nom.pl.) 'Muse', log+o+n (acc.sg.), log+o+y (nom.pl.) 'word'. Another term is 'extension vowel'.

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References

  • Goodwin, W. 1894. Greek grammar, Macmillan, London.
  • Spencer, A. 1991. Morphological Theory, Blackwell, Oxford.
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