Neutralizing ending in word list

[Leach, Diane (NIH/NICHD)]

Hi folks.

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:

freq +u +k -t* +t*CHI +t*MOT +t%mor +s"%|*" +s"%|*-%%" +s"%|*~%%"
"*.mor.pst"

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).

Any thoughts about how I could fix this?

Thanks!
Diane


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