What is an allomorph? |
| Definition | |
| An allomorph is one of two or more complementary morphs which manifest a morpheme in its different phonological or morphological environments. | |
| Discussion | |
| The allomorphs of a morpheme are derived from phonological rules and any morphophonemic rules that may apply to that morpheme. | |
| Examples (English) | |
| The plural morpheme in English, usually written as '-s', has at least three allomorphs: | |
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