Since the early 1960s, theoretical linguists have moved away from the traditional concept of a phoneme, preferring to consider basic units at a more abstract level, as a component of morphemes; these units can be called morphophonemes, and analysis using this approach is called morphophonology. COUNT 5
QSN1 When did theoretical linguists turn away traditional phoneme concepts? ANS1 early 1960s QSN2 On what level do theoretical linguists consider basic units? ANS2 abstract QSN3 What is a name for the basic morpheme unit? ANS3 morphophonemes QSN4 What is the act of analyzing morphophones called? ANS4 morphophonology QSN5 What kind of linguists are leaving the old methods behind? ANS5 theoretical