Though each morphologically defined allomorph would have a different alloseme, yet the primary divisions of allosemes might not parallel these allomorphic distinctions. Just as we describe the various allomorphs of the plural suffix in terms of their distribution, so we may describe the various allosemes of 'out' in terms of their distribution.
- Nida (1949), Pag. 155

If we set up immediate, displaced, and transferred contexts as representing three successive stages of symbolism, we may state that the number of allosemes and the degree of difference in allosemes increases proportionately as we pass from one stage to the next.
- Nida (1949), Pag. 161