morphophonology
Syllables: mor·pho·phon·ol·o·gy/ˌmɔ(ɹ).foʊˌfəˈnɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/UK/ˌmɔː.fəʊˌfəˈnɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/
morphophonology noun: a branch of linguistics concerned with the interactions between morphological and phonological or phonetic processes, i.e. how phonemes combine to form morphemes and how morphemes are phonologically or phonetically affected when they combine to form words.
Noun
morphophonology (uncountable)
- A branch of linguistics concerned with the interactions between morphological and phonological or phonetic processes, i.e. how phonemes combine to form morphemes and how morphemes are phonologically or phonetically affected when they combine to form words.
- Synonyms:
- morphophonemics, morphonology
Synonyms of morphophonology
Forms of morphophonology
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Origin of morphophonology
From morpho- + phonology.
Words formed from morphophonology
Questions about morphophonology
- What does morphophonology mean?
- Morphophonology means a branch of linguistics concerned with the interactions between morphological and phonological or phonetic processes, i.e. how phonemes combine to form morphemes and how morphemes are phonologically or phonetically affected when they combine to form words.
- What part of speech is morphophonology?
- Morphophonology is a noun.
- How do you pronounce morphophonology?
- Morphophonology is pronounced /ˌmɔ(ɹ).foʊˌfəˈnɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/.
Words near morphophonology in the dictionary
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