Allomorph
A variant pronunciation of a morpheme / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the concept in linguistics. For the concept in geology, see Allomorph (geology).
In linguistics, an allomorph is a variant phonetic form of a morpheme, or, a unit of meaning that varies in sound and spelling without changing the meaning.[1] The term allomorph describes the realization of phonological variations for a specific morpheme.[1] The different allomorphs that a morpheme can become are governed by morphophonemic rules. These phonological rules determine what phonetic form, or specific pronunciation, a morpheme will take based on the phonological or morphological context in which they appear.[2]
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