What does "morphophonology" mean?

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 is a synonym for "morphophonology"?

Common synonyms include: morphonology, morphonology, morphophonemics, morphophonemics.

How do you pronounce "morphophonology"?

Pronounced //ˌmɔ(ɹ).foʊˌfəˈnɒl.ə.d͡ʒi//.

Morphophonology

//ˌmɔ(ɹ).foʊˌfəˈnɒl.ə.d͡ʒi// noun

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Noun

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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. uncountable

Synonyms

All synonyms

morphonology morphonology morphophonemics morphophonemics

Etymology

From morpho- + phonology.

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