Glossary of Linguistic Terms

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: 
Generative Phonology
Source: 
Kenstowicz and Kisseberth 1979

This page is an extract from the LinguaLinks Library. Version 5.0 published on CD-ROM by SIL International, 2003.

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Glossary Hierarchy

  • Morphosyntactic Operation
  • Derivation
  • Phonological Derivation