What is an allomorph? |
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Definition | |
An allomorph is an alternative manifestation of a morpheme (a set of meaningful linguistic units). Allomorphs vary in shape or pronunciation according to their conditions of use, but not as to meaning. |
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Here are some examples of allomorphs. In English, the negative prefix in has several allomorphs: | |
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