spirantization

spirantization
a) (of a consonant) becoming a spirant sound
b) a particular instance of such change

Wikipedia foundation.

Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • spirantization — spi·rant·iza·tion …   English syllables

  • spirantization — ˌspīrəntə̇ˈzāshən, rənt.ˌīˈz noun ( s) : the action or process of spirantizing …   Useful english dictionary

  • spirantize — spirantization, n. /spuy reuhn tuyz /, v.t., spirantized, spirantizing. Phonet. to change into or pronounce as a spirant. Also, esp. Brit., spirantise. [1895 1900; SPIRANT + IZE] * * * …   Universalium

  • Lenition — Sound change and alternation Metathesis Quantitative metathesis …   Wikipedia

  • History of Spanish — Spanish language …   Wikipedia

  • Comanche language — Comanche Nʉmʉ tekwapu Pronunciation [ˈnɨmɨ ˈrekʷapɨ ̥] Spoken in United States …   Wikipedia

  • Biblical Hebrew — Biblical Hebrew, Classical Hebrew שְֹפַת כְּנַעַן, יְהוּדִית, (לְשוֹן) עִבְרִית …   Wikipedia

  • Consonant mutation — Sound change and alternation Metathesis Quantitative metathesis …   Wikipedia

  • Central Atlas Tamazight — This article is about the Berber dialect of Central Morocco called Tamazight exclusively. For other uses of the word Tamazight , see Berber language. TZM redirects here. For the organisation, see The Zeitgeist Movement Central Atlas Tamazight… …   Wikipedia

  • Hebrew language — Hebrew redirects here. For other uses, see Hebrew (disambiguation). Not to be confused with Yiddish language. Hebrew עִבְרִית …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”