morphophonemic
/ˌmɔrfoʊfəˈnimɪk/
adjective
- Relating to the study of how sounds in a language change depending on their grammatical context, such as how the plural 's' is pronounced differently in 'cats' vs. 'dogs'.
- The linguist explained the morphophonemic rules that change the pronunciation of past tense '-ed' in English.
- The morphophonemic analysis showed how the final consonant of a verb can alter when adding a suffix.
- Learning morphophonemic patterns helps advanced students understand why some words sound different in different forms.