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Glossary term Z

Zero Morph

Definition

A zero morph is a morph, consisting of no phonetic form, that is proposed in some analyses as an allomorph of a morpheme that is ordinarily realized by a morph having some phonetic form.

Examples

The plural form that is realized in two sheep is Ø, in contrast with the plural -s in two goats.

See also

Allomorph Morpheme

Sources 4

  1. Crystal 1985, 199
  2. Hartmann and Stork 1972, 258
  3. Mish 1991, 1371
  4. Matthews 1991, 123–124
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