| Lemma | phonologically defined alternant |
|---|---|
| Categoria grammaticale | N |
| Lingua | inglese |
| Sigla | Nida (1948) |
| Titolo | The identification of morphemes |
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| Citazioni | Principle 2. Forms which possess a common semantic distinctiveness but which differ in phonemic form (i.e. constituency or shape) constitute a single morpheme provided that the distribution of formal differences can be phonologically defined.
Principle 2 provides for the identification of phonologically defined alternants as members of the same morpheme. |