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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

transphonologization en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /-ɹɪ-/
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˌtɹænsfəˌnɒləd͡ʒaɪˈzeɪʃən/
  • /-ɹə-/

Etymology

From trans- + phonologization.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) A type of sound change whereby a phonemic contrast that used to involve a certain feature evolves in such a way that the contrast is preserved, yet becomes associated with a different feature.

Forms

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transphonologisation alternative lexicographic
transphonologizations Number=Plur lexicographic

Synonyms

rephonologization · cheshirization