Allomorphs

Allomorphs

Allomorphs are variations or different pronunciations of a morpheme

Phonological

Morphological

Lexical

Types

The sound structure conditions the choice of allomorphs

The morphological contexts conditions the choice of allomorphs

The choice of allomorphs depends on a particular lexic and cannot be determined

Cats /s/ Chips

Dogs /z/

Boxes /iz/ Horses

Shelf - Shelves / Wife - Wives

Watch - Watched / Love - Loved

Bring - Brought / Catch - Caught

Meet - Met / Break - Broke

Additive

Replacive

Suppletive

Zero

Something is added to a word

A word element that subtitutes for another element within a stem

There is a complete change in the form of a word

There is no change in the form of a word

Watch - Watched / Trust - Trusted

Run - Ran / Tooth - Teeth / Man - Men

Catch - Caught / Bring - Brought

Sheep - Sheep / Deer - Deer

Lizzeth Díaz

Julieta Mezeta

Montse Santín

Adriel Sosa

Handke, J. [The Virtual Linguistics Campus] (2017, Abril 28) MOR106 - Morphological Alternation. Recuperado de: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mp4wnANGn4s

Nordquist, R. (2019) Thought Co.: Replacive (word elements). Recuperado de: https://www.thoughtco.com/replacive-word-elements-1691910

Conditions