Glossary of Linguistic Terms

Portmanteau Morph

Definition: 

A portmanteau morph is a single morph that is analyzed as representing two underlying morphemes.

 

Examples: 

French

  • au ‘to (him)’ from a ‘to’ + le ‘masc. art’
  • du ‘of (him)’ from de ‘of’ + le ‘masc. art’

Burmese

  • ne? ‘your’ from ne) ‘you’ + ?"@? poss.mkr.
  • Tu? ‘his’ from Tu$ ‘he’ + ?"@? poss.mkr.
See Also: 

Glossary Hierarchy