devoicev.
/diːˈvɔɪs/ transitive. = devocalize v.
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devocalize1877
unvoice1879
devoice1932
1932 D. Jones Outl. Eng. Phonetics (ed. 3) v. 21 The voiced sound is commonly said..to become unvoiced or to be devocalized or better devoiced.
1965 W. S. Allen Vox Latina 69 A voiced velar plosive..is devoiced before the t.
Derivatives
deˈvoicing n. and adj.
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the mind > language > linguistics > study of speech sound > speech sound > voiced or voiceless sound gen > [noun] > voiceless quality > devoicing
devocalization1879
unvoicing1887
devoicing1950
1950 D. Jones Phoneme p. xv Devoicing..voicing.
1951 G. L. Trager & H. L. Smith Outl. Eng. Struct. 31 The voiced spirants show marked devoicing.
1964 E. Bach Introd. Transformational Gram. vi. 132 The North German pronunciation will result automatically from the general devoicing rule for word final consonants.
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