Definition
A portmanteau morph is a single morph that is analyzed as representing two underlying morphemes.
Examples
French
- au ‘to (him)’ from a ‘to’ + le ‘masc. art’
- du ‘of (him)’ from de ‘of’ + le ‘masc. art’
Burmese
- ne? ‘your’ from ne) ‘you’ + ?"@? poss.mkr.
- Tu? ‘his’ from Tu$ ‘he’ + ?"@? poss.mkr.
Sources 3
- Thomas 1983, 9
- Crystal 1985, 237
- Hartmann and Stork 1972, 180