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Explore the phenomenon of dissimilation in language evolution, where words transform to become either more or less similar to their base forms. This process, including long-distance dissimilation and thematic stem variation, is manifested in augmentative suffix attraction and the emergence of past participles. Delve into how suffixes like -al, -ic, -ity, -bil, -ous, and more shape words' meanings and forms.
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Dissimilation • Assimilation is becoming similar to • Dissimilation is becoming less similar to
Past Participles • The original formation was added to a thematic stem • These are added to a past participle • Ergo, they must be new words, new formations
Summary • In the original structure, the ‘ble’ was added to the thematic stem • The morpheme was reanalyzed and added to past participles • The English formation uses ‘able’kll
