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morphophonemic

morphophonemic

1 9.9
Relating to how parts of a word change its sounds
  • adjective
  • /ˌmɔrfoʊfəˈnɛmɪk/
  • Specialized
: morfofonémico
  • In linguistics, a morphophonemic analysis reveals how sounds change due to their morphological context.

Examples

  • We therefore explored three possibilities: (a) sibilant final stems have ambiguous morphophonemic status; (b) longer words increase the motor planning challenge, especially in utterance-medial position; and (c) phoneme sequences are especially difficult to articulate accurately.

    Academic text (2013)

  • Written English is a morphophonemic language.

    Academic text (2014)

  • Purpose: Written English is a morphophonemic language.

    Academic text (2014)

  • The interest in morphological awareness and its relation to literacy development has its roots in the realization that English is a morphophonemic orthography.

    Academic text (2014)

  • Written English exemplifies morphophonemic features, where the spelling reflects phonological rules.

  • The study of morphophonemic patterns helps linguists understand how sounds and meanings interact.

Compounds

morphophonemic system
  • Specialized
9.9

Rules that show how word parts change sound when they join other parts

Surface Forms

morphophonemic positive

Morphology

morphophonemic = phonemic (semi-transparent) = morpho + phoneme + ic

Formally transparent (morpho- + phonemic) but uses technical combining forms familiar mainly to learners of linguistics.

Etymology

Morphophonemic combines morpho- meaning 'form', like in metamorphosis, and phonemic meaning 'sound', like in phonics. So morphophonemic describes how the parts or form of a word change the way it sounds.