What is a portmanteau morph? |
Definition | |
A portmanteau morph is a single morph that is analyzed as representing two underlying morphemes. |
Example (French) | |
au ‘to (him)’ from a ‘to’ + le ‘masc. art’ |
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du ‘of (him)’ from de ‘of’ + le ‘masc. art’ |
Example (Burmese) | |||
ne? ‘your’ from ne) ‘you’ + ?"@? poss.mkr. |
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Tu? ‘his’ from Tu$ ‘he’ + ?"@? poss.mkr. |
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Generic | |
A portmanteau morph is a kind of | |
Sources | |
Crystal 1985 237 |
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