morphophoneme

mor·pho·pho·neme

M m

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [mawr-fuh-foh-neem, mawr-foh-]
- /ˌmɔr fəˈfoʊ nim, ˌmɔr foʊ-/
- /mˈɔːfəfˌəʊniːm/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [mawr-fuh-foh-neem, mawr-foh-]
- /ˌmɔr fəˈfoʊ nim, ˌmɔr foʊ-/

Definitions of morphophoneme word

noun morphophoneme an abstract phonological unit representing corresponding phonemes in different allomorphs of one morpheme. In English the symbol F may be used to represent a morphophoneme occurring in two related allomorphs, as f in leaf, but v in the plural leaves. 1
noun morphophoneme a phonological entity comprising a bundle of distinctive features used in the representation of a morpheme. 1
noun morphophoneme a symbol for a phonological alternation. 1
noun morphophoneme Any of the variant forms of a phoneme as determined by the context in which it is used. 1
noun morphophoneme the set of phonemes or sequences of phonemes that constitute the various allomorphs of a morpheme 0

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Origin of morphophoneme

First appearance:

before 1930

One of the 10% newest English words

1930-35; morpho- (as combining form for morpheme) + phoneme

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Morphophoneme

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Morphophoneme

morphophoneme popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 51% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

morphophoneme usage trend in Literature

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