morphotonemics

[mawr-foh-tuh-nee-miks, -toh-]

noun (used with a singular verb) Linguistics.

the morphophonemics of tonal phenomena.

Origin:
blend of morphophonemics and tone

Related forms

mor·pho·to·ne·mic, adjective

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Morphotonemics is always a great word to know.

So is consonant shift. Does it mean:

a theory of phonology that uses a set of rules to derive phonetic representations from abstract underlying forms

a set of changes that take place in the articulation of one or more consonant phonemes between an earlier and a later stage of a language

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