"Apophony" Example Sentences
1. The apophony in the verb "sing" changes the vowel sound in different tenses.
2. Apophony can create entirely new words, such as the difference between "man" and "men".
3. English is full of apophony, from conjugating verbs to forming plurals.
4. The apophony in the adjective "good" changes to "better" and "best".
5. Apophony can also be used for emphasis, as in "big" versus "biggest".
6. The apophony in the word "mouse" changes when forming the plural "mice".
7. Understanding apophony is important for learning the pronunciation and meaning of words.
8. Apophony can occur in different parts of speech, not just verbs and nouns.
9. The apophony in the word "goose" changes when forming the plural "geese".
10. In some languages, such as Arabic, apophony is used to indicate tense and case.
11. Apophony is also known as vowel substitution or ablaut.
12. The apophony in the word "tooth" changes when forming the plural "teeth".
13. Many irregular verbs in English show apophony, such as "sing", "sang", "sung".
14. By understanding apophony, language learners can better predict word forms and meanings.
15. The apophony in the word "foot" changes when forming the plural "feet".
16. Apophony can also be used to distinguish words that would otherwise be homophones, such as "meet" and "met".
17. In some languages, such as Hungarian, apophony is used to indicate person and number.
18. The apophony in the word "child" changes when forming the plural "children".
19. Apophony is an important feature of many languages, including Germanic and Semitic ones.
20. The apophony in the word "louse" changes when forming the plural "lice".
21. Apophony can also be used for poetic effect, as in Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven".
22. The apophony in the word "man" changes when forming the possessive "man's".
23. Apophony can be regular or irregular depending on the language and word form.
24. The apophony in the word "woman" changes when forming the plural "women".
25. Understanding apophony can help improve spelling, especially with irregular words.
26. In some languages, such as Finnish, apophony is used to indicate mood and voice.
27. The apophony in the word "star" changes when forming the past tense "stared".
28. Apophony can also be used for semantic contrast, as in "goose" versus "gander".
29. Apophony can be tricky for language learners, especially those used to more regular systems.
30. The apophony in the word "drive" changes in the present tense, past tense, and participle.
Common Phases
1. sing, sang, sung;
2. write, wrote, written;
3. swim, swam, swum;
4. speak, spoke, spoken;
5. ring, rang, rung;
6. give, gave, given;
7. take, took, taken;
8. do, did, done;
9. come, came, come;
10. run, ran, run.