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  2. Nonconcatenative morphology - Wikipedia

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    Diagram of one version of the derivation of the Arabic word muslim in autosegmental phonology, with root consonants associating (shown by dotted grey lines). Nonconcatenative morphology , also called discontinuous morphology and introflection , is a form of word formation and inflection in which the root is modified and which does not involve ...

  3. Floral morphology - Wikipedia

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    Diagram of flower parts. In botany, floral morphology is the study of the diversity of forms and structures presented by the flower, which, by definition, is a branch of limited growth that bears the modified leaves responsible for reproduction and protection of the gametes, called floral pieces. [note 1]

  4. Morphophonology - Wikipedia

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    Morphophonology (also morphophonemics or morphonology) is the branch of linguistics that studies the interaction between morphological and phonological or phonetic processes. . Its chief focus is the sound changes that take place in morphemes (minimal meaningful units) when they combine to form wo

  5. Order of acquisition - Wikipedia

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    This was based on the assumption that the semantic distinctions second language learners already possess would influence the mapping of semantic functions to morphemes. Followed by studies [3] that showed similar patterns for L2 acquisition, the view that the order of morpheme acquisition of English is consistent and relatively independent of ...

  6. Distinctive feature - Wikipedia

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    There are many different ways of defining and arranging features into feature systems: some deal with only one language while others are developed to apply to all languages. [ 1 ] Distinctive features are grouped into categories according to the natural classes of segments they describe: major class features, laryngeal features, manner features ...

  7. Structural approach - Wikipedia

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    Structural approach is an approach in the study of language that emphasizes the examination of language in very detailed manner.This strategy, which is considered a traditional approach, examines language products such as sounds, morphemes, words, sentences, and vocabulary, among others. [1]

  8. Phyllotaxis - Wikipedia

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    Alternate distichous leaves will have an angle of 1/2 of a full rotation. In beech and hazel the angle is 1/3, [citation needed] in oak and apricot it is 2/5, in sunflowers, poplar, and pear, it is 3/8, and in willow and almond the angle is 5/13. [6] The numerator and denominator normally consist of a Fibonacci number and its second successor ...

  9. Glossary of leaf morphology - Wikipedia

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    Chart illustrating leaf morphology terms. The following terms are used to describe leaf morphology in the description and taxonomy of plants. Leaves may be simple (that is, the leaf blade or 'lamina' is undivided) or compound (that is, the leaf blade is divided into two or more leaflets). [1]