Microsoft Word 2 Steps phonological analysis doc

basic morphology

 of the language. Get yourself a first idea of the morphological structure 

of words: roots, affixes, derivational and inflexional “processes”

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 (affixation, compounding, 

reduplication, etc.). Morphology may have a considerable impact on sound and sound 

structure, by giving rise to morphologically-conditioned phonological alternations in 

particular. (Cf. Odden (2005), chapter 7 for several excellent examples.)  

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This involves looking at the data and figuring out which constituents of words are 

consistently present with one meaning, and which other constituents are consistently 

present with other meaning (Odden 2005:171). As phonological processes may affect 

the actual shape of root and affixes (phonological alternations often occur at morpheme 

boundaries!), this analysis is not always easy. This preliminary approach necessitates an 

incessant back-and-forth between morphology and phonology.