The question "Is it a suffix or ending of a verb?""For more than a decade now ordinary people and eminent philologists have been asked. The modern approach to the study of the Russian language allows the existence of two points of view, each of which has its pros and cons.
Школьная грамматика долгое время рассматривала "Ti" and "ti" as the ending or formal index of the infinitive. The same position to this day adheres to the majority of benefits intended for higher education institutions. Among linguists, the opinion that "th" is the ending is shared by Shansky NM, Baranov MT, Kuznetsov GS.
Defending their own version, scientists argue as followsway: the infinitive is the initial form of the verb, it means that it has an ending. This explanation can not be called satisfactory, moreover, it leads to contradictions. This is due to the fact that the infinitive in modern linguistics is considered an unchangeable word, and, accordingly, can not have an ending.
New school textbooks support another pointview, according to which "ti", "ti" for verbs - suffixes. This theory was developed by such linguists as Babaitseva VV, Valgina NS. Answering the question: "Is it a suffix or an ending?", The scientists, first of all, tried to prove the inconsistency of another position revealing this problem. They argued that the "t" of the verb can not be inflexion, since it does not express the grammatical meaning of the word and does not persist in the forms formed from the infinitive.
This approach seems convincing, but he also calleda lot of disputes in linguistic circles. "If" th "is a suffix, then why does not it form the basis of the word?", This question became one of the main questions for all who got acquainted with the new theory. It is easy to answer it if you recall the basics of morphomics. In modern Russian, suffixes are divided into form-building and word-building. Morphemes of the first type are not included in the basis. It is the form-building suffix that we see in the infinitive.
Do not forget that in Russian there are examples of the initial form of the verb, which end in "ch." How to consider such cases? What is the "ch" in these words: the ending or the suffix?
These questions can also be answered in several ways:
The first two points of view are obsolete. "Wh" was defined as a suffix or ending by analogy with "ti" and "ti".
Современная лингвистика считает, что это the combination is part of the root. Prove that this opinion is correct, you can change the verb: oven-bake. In the forms formed from the infinitive, "ch" is preserved, hence, it is part of the root.
One can not unequivocally answer the question:"Is it a suffix or an ending?". Both points of view, described above, are considered consistent in modern Russian. Each of them has its supporters. However, at present the school curriculum prefers the position according to which "sh" is a form-building suffix. In higher education institutions it is customary to consider both theories.
