| 释义 |
ˌunder-differentiˈation Linguistics.
[under-1 10 b.]
The incomplete differentiation of phonemic elements in a language, esp. in loanwords taken from a language in which certain phonemic distinctions do not correspond to those in the receiving language. Cf. differentiation 1 b.
1953U. Weinreich Languages in Contact ii. 18 Under⁓differentiation of phonemes occurs when two sounds of the secondary system whose counterparts are not distinguished in the primary system are confused. 1962Canadian Jrnl. Linguistics VII. 82 These three types of substitution have been variously called..under-differentiation, over⁓differentiation, and reinterpretation. 1976Amer. Speech 1973 XLVIII. 220 Underdifferentiation is the failure to distinguish two or more sounds of the donor language because of the existence of a single counterpart in the recipient language. 1983English World-Wide IV. 53 The orthography gives near maximum representation of significant sounds but allows for underdifferentiation in spelling. |