List of Sound Changes: Difference between revisions
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== Lenition == | == Lenition == | ||
* '''Word Final Devoicing''' | * '''Word Final Devoicing''' | ||
** C > [-voice] / _# | ** {C/V} > [-voice] / _# | ||
*** Example: друг /drug/ [dɾuk] “friend” ('Russian') | *** Example: друг /drug/ [dɾuk] “friend” (''Russian'') | ||
*** Example: /xaːj/ [xaːj̥] "house" ('Mayan') | *** Example: /xaːj/ [xaːj̥] "house" (''Mayan'') | ||
** Notes: Often these are near mergers, where the vowel length may differ between forms that end with a phonologically voiced vs. voiceless consonant, or there may be a difference in how the voiceless stop is released if it’s phonologically voiced vs. voiceless. | ** Notes: Often these are near mergers, where the vowel length may differ between forms that end with a phonologically voiced vs. voiceless consonant, or there may be a difference in how the voiceless stop is released if it’s phonologically voiced vs. voiceless. | ||
[[Category:Terminology]] | [[Category:Terminology]] | ||
[[Category:Sound changes|*]] | [[Category:Sound changes|*]] |
Revision as of 16:11, 13 March 2017
Below is a large list of attested sound changes in natural languages.
Assimilation
Deletion
Dissimilation
Epenthesis
Lenition
- Word Final Devoicing
- {C/V} > [-voice] / _#
- Example: друг /drug/ [dɾuk] “friend” (Russian)
- Example: /xaːj/ [xaːj̥] "house" (Mayan)
- Notes: Often these are near mergers, where the vowel length may differ between forms that end with a phonologically voiced vs. voiceless consonant, or there may be a difference in how the voiceless stop is released if it’s phonologically voiced vs. voiceless.
- {C/V} > [-voice] / _#