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单词 allomorph
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Definition of allomorph in English:

allomorph

noun ˈaləmɔːfˈæləˌmɔrf
Linguistics

  • Any of two or more actual representations of a morpheme, such as the plural endings /s/ (as in bats), /z/ (as in bugs), and /ɪz/ (as in buses).

    〔语言学〕词素变体（一音素两个或多个表现，如复数结尾bats中/s/, bugs中/z/和buses中/ɪz/）

    Example sentencesExamples
    • It requires the distribution of allomorphs according to orthographic criteria.
    • In the analysis, /miso/ can be decomposed into /mi/ ‘three’ and /so/, an allomorph of /to:/ ‘ten’.

Derivatives

  • allomorphic

    • adjective aləˈmɔːfɪk
    Linguistics
    • In this paper, I propose an account of the allomorphic alternation of the lexical passive construction in terms of Information Theory.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • You'd need more examples of the two deletion rules, more examples of the ‘k’ being its own suffix and not allomorphic with ‘nak’, and you'd need to have good reason to associate [pa] as being the base of [panak].

Origin

1940s: from allo- 'other, different' + morpheme.

Definition of allomorph in US English:

allomorph

nounˈæləˌmɔrfˈaləˌmôrf
Linguistics

  • Any of the versions of a morpheme, such as the plural endings /s/ (as in bats), /z/ (as in bugs), and /iz/ (as in buses) for the plural morpheme.

    〔语言学〕词素变体（一音素两个或多个表现，如复数结尾bats中/s/, bugs中/z/和buses中/ɪz/）

    Example sentencesExamples
    • It requires the distribution of allomorphs according to orthographic criteria.
    • In the analysis, /miso/ can be decomposed into /mi/ ‘three’ and /so/, an allomorph of /to:/ ‘ten’.

Origin

1940s: from allo- ‘other, different’ + morpheme.
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