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Allomorphs are variant forms of [[Morpheme (definition)|morpheme]], for example the plural suffix ''-s'' can be pronounced three different ways depending upon context. After voiced sounds like <nowiki>[g]</nowiki> it is pronounced <nowiki>[z]</nowiki> (e.g. in the word ''dogs'') , after voiceless sound like <nowiki>[k]</nowiki>, it is pronounced as <nowiki> [s]</nowiki> as in ''tacks'', and after sounds like <nowiki>[s]</nowiki>, it's pronounced as <nowiki>[əs]</nowiki>. Each of these variant forms is an allomorph of the plural morpheme.

==See Also==
*[[Morpheme (definition)]]
*[[Affix (definition)]]
*[[Root (definition)]]
*[[Prefix (definition)]]
*[[Suffix (definition)]]
*[[Compound (definition)]]
*[[Free Morpheme (definition)]]
*[[Bound Morpheme (definition)]]
*[[Derivational Morphology (definition)]]
*[[Inflection (definition)]]

==External Links==
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*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morpheme
*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allomorph

==References==
*Crystal, D. (2008) ''Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics''. 6th Edition. Wiley-Blackwell.
*Matthews, P. H. (1997) ''The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics.'' Oxford: Oxford University Press. 

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[[Category: Morphology]]