morphophonology
nounUK /ˌmɔː.fəʊˌfəˈnɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/ · /ˌmɔ(ɹ).foʊˌfəˈnɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/
Etymology From morpho- + phonology.
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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
- Derived terms
- morphophonological, morphophonologist