Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

morphemization

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mor-phem-iza-tion
IPA

32

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act or process of, or an instance of, morphemizing (becoming, or causing something to become, a morpheme).

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Bright (1957), in his Karok grammar (p. 39), cites an example of morphemization in progress. In Karok there is a general phonological rule that the initial consonant of a monosyllabic stem is geminated when in intervocalic position. However, in some themes the initial consonant of such a stem freely varies between being geminated and non-geminated. This variation is evidence of a wavering of the theme between polymorphemic and monomorphemic status."

Etymology

From morphemize + -ation.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: morphemize
Suffix: -ation

Usage

Inflected Forms

morphemizations (plural)

Derived Forms

transmorphemization

Questions

What does morphemization mean?: The act or process of, or an instance of, morphemizing (becoming, or causing something to become, a morpheme).
Where does morphemization come from?: From morphemize + -ation.

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