#allomorphy

[signtax]

“Win a iPad” Wow— a phrase from an ‘an’-less idiolect prominently on display. I’m sort of surprised this got by the designer’s boss...

[defectivegembrain]

My morphology textbook just described an affix as displaying ‘pervasive and unpredictable allomorphy’.

That sounds like something I would display if I were an affix.

[thelingspace]

How do our words change on their way out of our mouths? What kinds of rules cover their variation? In this week's episode, we talk about allomorphy: the way our morphemes change, the types of variation we find in their pronunciation, and the methods that allow us to decide what the underlying morpheme is.

Here’s a return to morphology! You can also watch our first episode on the topic here, and our take on roots and affixes here. Looking forward to hearing what everyone has to say!

[rekognitionoisuled]

oh my god i just made a breakthrough in my syntax problem set after tearing my hair out for hours over these three types of allomorphs

of course

agreement marking in k'iche' follows the ergative-absolutive pattern

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