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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Hi folks.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">I have been trying to get a list of "root words" by taking my transcripts and neutralizing the endings on the %mor line. I was using the following command:</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">freq +u +k -t* +t*CHI +t*MOT +t%mor +s"%|*" +s"%|*-%%" +s"%|*~%%" "*.mor.pst"</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">This works well except when I have words in the form n|word-ENDING~CONTRACTION, such as n|dog-DIM~v|be&3S. In this case, the result is that n|dog-DIM shows up in the word list (the contraction was neutralized, but not the diminutive ending). I have tried adding +s"%|*-%%~%%" to the command line and replacing +s"%|*~%%" with +s"%|*-%%~%%", but neither of these seems to work. In the first case, nothing changes, and in the second case, it neutralizes the endings on the complex forms (e.g., n|dog-DIM~v|be&3S), but then I still have the words with contractions showing up in the word list (e.g., n|dog~v|be&3S). </FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Any thoughts about how I could fix this?</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Thanks!</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Diane</FONT>
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