| Lemma | synonym |
|---|---|
| Categoria grammaticale | N |
| Lingua | inglese |
| Sigla | Nida (1948) |
| Titolo | The identification of morphemes |
| Sinonimi | |
| Rinvii | allomorph (inglese) distribution (inglese) |
| Traduzioni | |
| Citazioni | It is often extremely hard to define the differences of meaning between allomorphs, since it depends solely on a difference in distribution. But our inability to correlate this difference with biosocial contrast does not invalidate [...] the basic assumption that we adopt as a premise for all descriptive analysis: that there are no actual synonyms. [...] there are 'no actual synonyms' - no items that are different in form but absolutely identical in meaning. |