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What is the study of the sound system of language, including the distribution and patterning of speech sounds?
What is the study of the sound system of language, including the distribution and patterning of speech sounds?
What is the term for the process by which a sound changes to be more similar to a nearby sound?
What is the term for the process by which a sound changes to be more similar to a nearby sound?
What is the term for the study of the interaction between morphology and phonology?
What is the term for the study of the interaction between morphology and phonology?
What is the term for the idea that phonological rules are influenced by the morphological context in which they apply?
What is the term for the idea that phonological rules are influenced by the morphological context in which they apply?
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What is the process by which two sounds switch positions?
What is the process by which two sounds switch positions?
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What is the study of the internal structure of words and how they are formed from smaller units such as roots, prefixes, and suffixes?
What is the study of the internal structure of words and how they are formed from smaller units such as roots, prefixes, and suffixes?
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What is the process by which a sound changes to be less similar to a nearby sound?
What is the process by which a sound changes to be less similar to a nearby sound?
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What is the term for the idea that morphological processes are influenced by the phonological context in which they apply?
What is the term for the idea that morphological processes are influenced by the phonological context in which they apply?
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Morphology and Phonology
Definition
- Morphology: the study of the internal structure of words and how they are formed from smaller units such as roots, prefixes, and suffixes.
- Phonology: the study of the sound system of language, including the distribution and patterning of speech sounds.
Relationship between Morphology and Phonology
- Morphology and phonology are closely related, as the sound system of a language can influence the formation of words.
- Phonological rules can affect the shape of morphemes (smallest units of language) and the way they combine to form words.
Morphophonology
- Morphophonology: the study of the interaction between morphology and phonology.
- Examines how phonological rules apply to morphemes and how morphological processes affect the sound system of a language.
Examples of Morphophonological Processes
- Assimilation: a phonological process where a sound changes to be more similar to a nearby sound, e.g., /n/ becoming /ŋ/ before a velar consonant.
- Dissimilation: a phonological process where a sound changes to be less similar to a nearby sound, e.g., /s/ becoming /ʃ/ before a /ʃ/ sound.
- Metathesis: a phonological process where two sounds switch positions, e.g., "ask" becoming "aks".
Morphological Processes Affecting Phonology
- Prefixation: adding a prefix to a root can change the phonological shape of the root, e.g., "un-" + "break" becomes "unbreak".
- Suffigation: adding a suffix to a root can change the phonological shape of the root, e.g., "run" + "-ner" becomes "runner".
- Compounding: combining two roots can create new phonological patterns, e.g., "black" + "board" becomes "blackboard".
Key Concepts
- Phonological conditioning: the idea that phonological rules are influenced by the morphological context in which they apply.
- Morphological conditioning: the idea that morphological processes are influenced by the phonological context in which they apply.
Morphology and Phonology
Definition
- Morphology is the study of the internal structure of words and how they are formed from smaller units such as roots, prefixes, and suffixes.
- Phonology is the study of the sound system of language, including the distribution and patterning of speech sounds.
Relationship between Morphology and Phonology
- The sound system of a language can influence the formation of words.
- Phonological rules can affect the shape of morphemes (smallest units of language) and the way they combine to form words.
Morphophonology
- Morphophonology is the study of the interaction between morphology and phonology.
- It examines how phonological rules apply to morphemes and how morphological processes affect the sound system of a language.
Morphophonological Processes
Assimilation
- A phonological process where a sound changes to be more similar to a nearby sound.
- Example: /n/ becoming /ŋ/ before a velar consonant.
Dissimilation
- A phonological process where a sound changes to be less similar to a nearby sound.
- Example: /s/ becoming /ʃ/ before a /ʃ/ sound.
Metathesis
- A phonological process where two sounds switch positions.
- Example: "ask" becoming "aks".
Morphological Processes Affecting Phonology
Prefixation
- Adding a prefix to a root can change the phonological shape of the root.
- Example: "un-" + "break" becomes "unbreak".
Suffigation
- Adding a suffix to a root can change the phonological shape of the root.
- Example: "run" + "-ner" becomes "runner".
Compounding
- Combining two roots can create new phonological patterns.
- Example: "black" + "board" becomes "blackboard".
Key Concepts
Phonological Conditioning
- The idea that phonological rules are influenced by the morphological context in which they apply.
Morphological Conditioning
- The idea that morphological processes are influenced by the phonological context in which they apply.
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Explore the relationship between morphology, the study of word structure, and phonology, the study of the sound system of language. Learn how they intersect and influence each other in language formation.
