The splitting of the word hamburger into the morphemes ham and burger after it was borrowed from German into English is an example of which of the following?
A)diglossia
B)voicing
C)language degeneration
D)reanalysis

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The splitting of "hamburger" into "ham" and "burger" is an example of reanalysis, where the original word is reinterpreted into more familiar or meaningful parts, even if the original etymology does not support that division.

The Splitting of the Word Hamburger into the Morphemes Ham