phonologization love

phonologization

Definitions

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun phonetics The development of a phonetic feature into a phonemic one

Etymologies

Sorry, no etymologies found.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word phonologization.

Examples

  • Speaking on similar quirks of Bamileke on page 37 of Phonology: Critical concepts in Linguistics, vol.4 2001, Kreidler's explanation is brilliantly brief and clear: "The aspiration which occurs in Bamileke can thus be viewed as a phonologization of the intrinsic noise factor associated with high vowels."

    Concern trolls and the Etruscan bilabial 'f' 2009

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.