| Lemma | complementary allomorph |
|---|---|
| Categoria grammaticale | N |
| Lingua | inglese |
| Sigla | Nida (1949) |
| Titolo | Morphology. The descriptive analysis of words |
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| Citazioni | Compensatory lengthening
When a consonant or a vowel is lost, a contiguous vowel (rarely a consonant) may be lengthened in a type of compensation for the loss of the segmental unit. |