monomorphemicadj.

Brit.

/ˌmɒnə(ʊ)mɔːˈfiːmɪk/, U.S.

/ˌmɑnəˌmɔrˈfimɪk/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mono- comb. form, morphemic adj.

Etymology: < mono- comb. form + morphemic adj. Compare dimorphemic adj.

Linguistics.

Consisting of a single morpheme.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > morphology > morpheme > [adjective] > containing specific number of

monomorphemic1935

dimorphemic1936

bimorphemic1942

polymorphemic1949

1935 B. Trnka Phonol. Anal. Present Day Standard Eng. Pref. 2 The morphological character of some words is unstable,..vacillating between the monomorphemic and dimorphemic ones.

1942 Amer. Speech 17 168 In 168 oscillograph records of such homophonic pairs [such as tide, tied; rise, rye's]..the average duration of the vowel in the bimorphemic words is about ·030 sec. greater than that of the vowel in the monomorphemic words.

1973 R. Harris Synonymy & Ling. Anal. iii. 66 English older consists of two morphemes,..while sister is monomorphemic, since neither sist-er nor any other division gives units which can plausibly be identified as having ‘reasonable similarity of meaning’ with phonemically comparable units in other utterances.

1990 Trans. Philol. Soc. 88 98 Monomorphemic quittor ‘sore on a horse's hoof’ is not a relevant minimal pair for quitter ‘one who quits’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	monomorphemic
释义	monomorphemicadj. Brit. /ˌmɒnə(ʊ)mɔːˈfiːmɪk/, U.S. /ˌmɑnəˌmɔrˈfimɪk/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mono- comb. form, morphemic adj. Etymology: < mono- comb. form + morphemic adj. Compare dimorphemic adj. Linguistics. Consisting of a single morpheme. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > morphology > morpheme > [adjective] > containing specific number of monomorphemic1935 dimorphemic1936 bimorphemic1942 polymorphemic1949 1935 B. Trnka Phonol. Anal. Present Day Standard Eng. Pref. 2 The morphological character of some words is unstable,..vacillating between the monomorphemic and dimorphemic ones. 1942 Amer. Speech 17 168 In 168 oscillograph records of such homophonic pairs [such as tide, tied; rise, rye's]..the average duration of the vowel in the bimorphemic words is about ·030 sec. greater than that of the vowel in the monomorphemic words. 1973 R. Harris Synonymy & Ling. Anal. iii. 66 English older consists of two morphemes,..while sister is monomorphemic, since neither sist-er nor any other division gives units which can plausibly be identified as having ‘reasonable similarity of meaning’ with phonemically comparable units in other utterances. 1990 Trans. Philol. Soc. 88 98 Monomorphemic quittor ‘sore on a horse's hoof’ is not a relevant minimal pair for quitter ‘one who quits’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1935
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