allomorph

英[ˈæləmɔ:f]

美[ˈæləmɔrf]

基本释义

Allomorph: any of the different form of a morpheme.

语素变体: 语素的任何不同形式.

期刊摘选

Noun

1. any of several different crystalline forms of the same chemical compound;
"calcium carbonate occurs in the allomorphs calcite and aragonite"
2. a variant phonological representation of a morpheme;
"the final sounds of `bets' and `beds' and `horses' and `oxen' are allomorphs of the English plural morpheme"