The interface of morphology and phonology

This chapter discusses how morphology and phonology interact in the morphological system of Dutch. Bound morphemes differ in their phonological make-up from lexical morphemes. Morphological structure is not isomorphic to prosodic structure, which serves to explain how morphological structure determines the pronunciation of complex words. This is also an essential insight for understanding the gapping of parts of complex words. Many bound morphemes behave as prosodic words of their own. Allomorphy, both of stems and affixes is pervasive in Dutch, and the chapter discusses how the various types of allomorphy can be accounted for. The stacking up of affixes is also constrained by phonological factors.