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allomorph
This term is a specialized linguistic designation used to describe the physical realization of a morpheme. It captures the phenomenon where a single unit of meaning manifests as different sounds depending on the surrounding phonetic environment, such as the varying sounds of the English plural suffix.
Because it is a technical term of art within morphology and phonology, it is almost exclusively found in academic papers, linguistics textbooks, and scholarly discussions. It is not used in general conversation or non-technical writing.
Meanings
Examples
The English plural suffix has three distinct allomorphs depending on the final sound of the noun.
Wait, is this a separate morpheme or just an allomorph of the same one?
The nasal sounds in this language function as an allomorph of the same underlying phoneme.
I need to identify every allomorph of the past tense marker in this dialect.
The professor explained how an allomorph is determined by the surrounding phonetic environment.
The professor explained how an allomorph is determined by the surrounding phonetic environment.
Maybe the variation in pronunciation is simply an allomorph.
In some languages, a single morpheme can have a wide array of allomorphs.
The researcher documented each allomorph to map the phonological rules of the tribe.