| 释义 |
monophthongize, v.|mɒnəfˈθɒŋgaɪz|
[f. monophthong + -ize.]
trans. To convert into a monophthong. Also intr. Hence monophthongiˈzation.
1880Sweet in Trans. Philol. Soc. 158 That unaccented (æi) underwent a gradual approximation of its elements, ending in monophthongization and shortening. 1885Amer. Jrnl. Philol. VI. 420 Cases claimed as examples of the monophthongization of ει. Ibid. 435 A monophthongized diphthong. 1904Expositor Apr. 313 That Boeotian monophthongizing of the diphthongs. 1914H. C. Wyld Short Hist. Eng. vi. 107 In W.S. the ĕa which resulted from æ preceded by a front consonant was monophthongized in L.O.E. itself, and became e. 1927J. J. Hogan Eng. Lang. in Ireland 69 M.E. ai, ei. These were levelled under ai in M.E. This was monophthongized, and converged with M.E. ā. 1965W. S. Allen Vox Latina ii. 62 Although French has monophthongized to o, the au diphthong must have survived long enough to cause the change of c to ch in..chose from causam. 1968― Vox Graeca ii. 71 The [ę̄] of Boeotian was the result of monophthongizing the diphthong [ai]. 1970B. M. H. Strang Hist. Eng. ii. 111 The diphthong, in either form, began to monophthongise. |