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 In what follows we describe how root allomorphy is annotated in the Database.
-[[defective_verbs|Defective verbs]]
+Root allomorphy is taken to be any unpredictable difference in the root (i.e. the material between the prefix and the theme vowel) between the non-finite and finite form of the verb. The exception to 'unpredictability' are [[defective_verbs|defective verbs]]. Cases of predictable/productive phonological allomorphy (such as //pisati//, //pišem// 'to write, we write' in BCS and Slovenian) are **not** considered as cases of root allomorphy here. We give examples of predictable allomorphy below.
+Root allomorphy is annotated in two columns:\\
+  * Column Root allomorphy (y/n): 1 is entered if there are any unpredictable differences (i.e. instances of root allomorphy).
+  * Column Root allomorphs (list): The allomorphs of a verb are listed for verbs that exhibit root allomorphy.
+In order to determine whether a verb exhibits root allomorphy, we compared the finite and the non-finite forms of the verb (and not all verbs that have the same root). This is shown below:
+**Brati** 'to read' (BCS and Slovenian)\\
+Compare //brati// 'to read' with //beremo// 'we read'.\\
+Root allomorphy (y/n): 1; Root allomorphs (list): br, ber
+**Vzeti** 'to take.pfv' (Slovenian)\\
+Compare //vzeti// 'to take' with //vzamemo// 'we take'. \\
+(Crucially, do not compare //vzeti// with //jemati// 'to take.ipfv'.) \\
+Root allomorphy (y/n): 0
+ **Jemati**  'to take.impf' (Slovenian)\\
+Compare //jemati// 'to take' with //jemljemo// 'we take'.
+(Crucially, do not compare //jemati//  with //vzeti// 'to take.pfv'.)\\
+Root allomorphy (y/n): 0
+Examples of root allomorphy in BCS
+^ Infinitive ^ 1.pl  ^ Gloss ^ Root allomorphs (list) ^
+|početi| počnemo |start| če, čn|
+|razneti| raznese |blow up |ne, nes|
+|žvakati | žvaćemo| chew | žvak, žvać|
+|doći | dođemo |come| č, đ|
+Examples of root allomorphy in Slovenian:
+^ Infinitive ^ 1.pl  ^ Gloss ^ Root allomorphs (list) ^
+|početi | počnemo| do |č, čn|
+|obiti | obidemo| go-around | i, id|
+|klati | koljemo| slaughter | kl, kolj|
+|gnati| ženemo| goad | gn, žen|
+Examples of predictable allomorphy that we do not count as instances of root allomorphy (and are therefore marked with a 0 in the Root allomorphy (y/n)-column):
+  * //peći//, //pečemo// 'to bake, we bake' (kt to ć is productive in BCS)
+  * //piti//, //pijemo// 'to drink, we drink' (j epenthesis is productive)
+  * //obuti//, //obujemo// 'to put on shoes, we put on shoes' (j epenthesis is productive)
+  * //gristi//, //grizemo// 'to bite, we bite' (voicing assimilation is productive in Slovenian)
+  * //pisati//, //pišemo// 'to write, we write' (pisjemo to pišemo is a productive rule)
+  * //krasti//, //krademo// 'to steal, we steal'(kradti to krasti is a productive rule)
+  * //kupovati//, //kupujemo// 'to buy.impf, we buy.impf' (ova-uje is not counted as a root)
+===== Side note: Suppletion =====
+Some verbs have suppletive forms. In the Slovenian base, these are marked with 1 in the Root allomorphy (y/n) column, but in the Root allomorphy (list) column, we list the infinitive, 1sg./pl. present tense form and the l-participle. E.g., //biti// ‘to be’ has the forms: //biti//, //sem/je//, //bil//.
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