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/: