Morphemehood
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Morphemehood is a noun meaning (linguistics) The property of being a morpheme.
Meaning
(linguistics) The property of being a morpheme.
Example Sentences
Morphological features can only be posited for a substrate language if there is sufficient positive evidence, i.e. an alternation between non-inherited endings. "Morpheme-hood" should only be posited based on language-internal evidence, as positing suffix alternation on the basis of forms in different languages renders both the comparison of the forms and the identification of the suffix circular.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include morphemization, morph, morphon, morphoneme, moneme, memehood.
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