morphophonemics

mor·pho·pho·ne·mics  (môrf-f-nmks)

n.

1. (used with a pl. verb) The changes in pronunciation undergone by allomorphs of morphemes as they are modified by neighboring sounds, as the plural allomorphs in cat-s, dog-s, box-es, or as they are modified for grammatical reasons in the course of inflection or derivation, as house versus to house and housing.

2. (used with a sing. verb) The study of the morphophonemics of a language.

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morpho·pho·nemic adj.

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morphophonemics [ˌmɔːfəʊfəʊˈniːmɪks]

n

(Linguistics) (functioning as singular) Linguistics the study of the phonemic realization of the allomorphs of the morphemes of a language

morphophonemic  adj

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mor•pho•pho•ne•mics (ˌmɔr foʊ fəˈni mɪks, -fə foʊˈni-)

n. (used with a sing. v.)

1. the study of the relations between morphemes and their phonological realizations, components, or mappings.

2. the body of data concerning these relations in a given language.

[1935–40]

mor`pho•pho•ne′mic, adj.

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morphophonemics

1. the study of the relations between morphemes and their phonetic realizations, components, or distribution contexts.
2. the body of data concerning these relations in a specific language. — morphophonemicist, n. — morphophonemic, adj.

See also: Linguistics

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Noun

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morphophonemics - the study of the phonological realization of the allomorphs of the morphemes of a language descriptive linguistics - a description (at a given point in time) of a language with respect to its phonology and morphology and syntax and semantics without value judgments