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No problem, that's why I'm doing it anyway.  And on that note, if you see other people's who are not linked, at least to the 3 English pages, High German, and others, then I'd encourage having them linked.  Also, on the [[West Germanic]] page, I made a section for conlangs, and might for general [[Germanic Languages]], I would say to add yours and to make a few notes, I didn't think it prudent to make a second language three though.--[[User:Blackkdark|Blackkdark]] 05:22, 29 August 2008 (UTC)
No problem, that's why I'm doing it anyway.  And on that note, if you see other people's who are not linked, at least to the 3 English pages, High German, and others, then I'd encourage having them linked.  Also, on the [[West Germanic]] page, I made a section for conlangs, and might for general [[Germanic Languages]], I would say to add yours and to make a few notes, I didn't think it prudent to make a second language three though.--[[User:Blackkdark|Blackkdark]] 05:22, 29 August 2008 (UTC)
==Morphology==
===Verbs===
There are both strong and weak verbs in West Germanic.
====Strong verbs====
Strong verbs are conjugated according to ablaut, where the stem of the word is altered. Old English's seven major classes of strong verb persist in West Germanic; these classes have the following distinguishing features:
{| border=1 style="text-align:center; margin:1em 1em 1em 0; border:1px #333 solid; border-collapse:collapse;"
! style="background:#afefef;" colspan="5"|'''Stem Changes in Strong Verbs'''
|-
! style="background:#efafef;"|'''Class'''
! style="background:#efefef;"|'''Infinitive'''
! style="background:#efefef;"|'''First Preterite'''
! style="background:#efefef;"|'''Past Participle'''
|-
| style="background:#efefef;"|'''I''' || ī || ā || i
|-
| style="background:#efefef;"|'''II''' || ēo or ū || ēa || o
|-
| style="background:#efefef;"|'''III''' || colspan=4|''see table below''
|-
| style="background:#efefef;"|'''IV''' || e || æ || o
|-
| style="background:#efefef;"|'''V''' || e || æ || e
|-
| style="background:#efefef;"|'''VI''' || a || ō || a
|-
| style="background:#efefef;"|'''VII''' || — || ē ''or'' ēo || —
|}

Revision as of 06:31, 29 November 2008

No problem, that's why I'm doing it anyway. And on that note, if you see other people's who are not linked, at least to the 3 English pages, High German, and others, then I'd encourage having them linked. Also, on the West Germanic page, I made a section for conlangs, and might for general Germanic Languages, I would say to add yours and to make a few notes, I didn't think it prudent to make a second language three though.--Blackkdark 05:22, 29 August 2008 (UTC)

Morphology

Verbs

There are both strong and weak verbs in West Germanic.

Strong verbs

Strong verbs are conjugated according to ablaut, where the stem of the word is altered. Old English's seven major classes of strong verb persist in West Germanic; these classes have the following distinguishing features:

Stem Changes in Strong Verbs
Class Infinitive First Preterite Past Participle
I ī ā i
II ēo or ū ēa o
III see table below
IV e æ o
V e æ e
VI a ō a
VII — ē or ēo —
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