| 单词 | vowel mutation |
| 释义 | > as lemmasvowel mutation c. In the Germanic languages: a vowel change arising from assimilation to an adjacent sound; = umlaut n. More fully vowel mutation. Cf. back mutation n. at back adj. 1e. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of speech sound > speech sound > sound changes > [noun] > umlaut modification1845 umlaut1852 mutation1875 metaphony1894 umlauting1938 1875–6 H. Sweet in Trans. Philol. Soc. 558 The mutation of original ā, which is written æ in WS. 1887 W. W. Skeat Princ. Eng. Etymol. 1st Ser. 211 In many instances, the original vowel of the root has suffered both mutation and gradation. 1927 E. V. Gordon Introd. Old Norse 298 In E[ast] N[orse] i-, R-, w-, and u-mutation were obliterated by the operation of analogy [etc.]. 1965 Language 41 25 The presence of reflexes of mutation allophones..demands that we consider the various umlauts to be the result of a single phonetic tendency which was active in the Proto-Germanic period. 1972 R. R. K. Hartmann & F. C. Stork Dict. Lang. & Linguistics 147/2 Changes can affect the whole sound system of a language from one stage in its historical development to the next, e.g. umlaut or vowel mutation. < as lemmas |
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