Morphophonemics Definition
môrfō-fə-nēmĭks
noun
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.
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The study of phonemic variations in morphemes.
Webster's New World
Description of such variations in a particular language.
Webster's New World
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