Phonology and morphology glossary
Terms that have specialised meaning in phonology and/or morphology.
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Mora-timed languagesLanguages in which the duration of moras shows relatively little variation (cf. stress-timed languages; syllable-timed languages). | |
MorphThe smallest grammatically significant part of a word. Generally used to refer to the form itself rather than to a set of forms with meaning and function. | |
MorphemeThe smallest unit of word-analysis, such as a root or affix. The smallest meaning-bearing unit. | |
Morpheme structure conditionA restriction on the co-occurrence of sounds within a morpheme (cf. phonotactics). | |
Morphological ruleA formal description of a morphological pattern. | |
MorphologyThe branch of linguistics that deals with internal word structure and word formation; the mental system involved with word formation. | |
MorphophonemicsPhonological alternations, especially nonallophonic changes. | |
MorphophonologyAn area of linguistics that deals with the relationship and interactions between morphology (the structure of words) and phonology (the patterning of sounds). | |
Morphosyntactic featuresNotions which are relevant to both morphology and syntax, such as case. | |
Morphosyntactic wordSee grammatical word. | |