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Definition of allomorph in English: allomorphnoun ˈaləmɔːfˈæləˌmɔrf Linguistics Any of two or more actual representations of a morpheme, such as the plural endings /s/ (as in bats), /z/ (as in bugs), and /ɪz/ (as in buses). Example sentencesExamples - It requires the distribution of allomorphs according to orthographic criteria.
- In the analysis, /miso/ can be decomposed into /mi/ ‘three’ and /so/, an allomorph of /to:/ ‘ten’.
Derivatives adjective aləˈmɔːfɪk Linguistics In this paper, I propose an account of the allomorphic alternation of the lexical passive construction in terms of Information Theory. Example sentencesExamples - You'd need more examples of the two deletion rules, more examples of the ‘k’ being its own suffix and not allomorphic with ‘nak’, and you'd need to have good reason to associate [pa] as being the base of [panak].
Origin 1940s: from allo- 'other, different' + morpheme. Definition of allomorph in US English: allomorphnounˈæləˌmɔrfˈaləˌmôrf Linguistics Any of the versions of a morpheme, such as the plural endings /s/ (as in bats), /z/ (as in bugs), and /iz/ (as in buses) for the plural morpheme. Example sentencesExamples - It requires the distribution of allomorphs according to orthographic criteria.
- In the analysis, /miso/ can be decomposed into /mi/ ‘three’ and /so/, an allomorph of /to:/ ‘ten’.
Origin 1940s: from allo- ‘other, different’ + morpheme. |