Phonological Derivation
Definition:
A phonological derivation is the set of stages used to generate the phonetic representation of a word from its underlying representation.
Discussion:
Here is a diagram of the stages in a derivation. Phonological rules influence each stage of a derivation:
Examples:
(English)
Here are some examples of the derivations of words having the negative prefix /In/:
See Also:
Source:
This page is an extract from the LinguaLinks Library. Version 5.0 published on CD-ROM by SIL International, 2003.