morphophonemics

American

[mawr-foh-fuh-nee-miks, -foh-nee-] / ˌmɔr foʊ fəˈni mɪks, -foʊˈni- /

noun

(used with a singular verb)

Also called morphonology, morphophonology. the study of the relations between morphemes and their phonological realizations, components, or mappings.
the body of data concerning these relations in a given language.

morphophonemics British

/ ˌmɔːfəʊfəʊˈniːmɪks /

noun

(functioning as singular) linguistics the study of the phonemic realization of the allomorphs of the morphemes of a language

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Other Word Forms

morphophonemic

adjective

Etymology

Origin of morphophonemics

First recorded in 1935–40; see origin at morphophonemic, -ics

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