- In linguistics,
apophony (also
known as ablaut, (vowel) gradation, (vowel) mutation, alternation,
internal modification, stem modification, stem alternation...
- (/ˈæblaʊt/ AB-lowt, from
German Ablaut pronounced [ˈaplaʊt]) is a
system of
apophony (regular
vowel variations) in the Proto-Indo-European
language (PIE). An...
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English record /ˈrɛkərd/ (noun) ↔ /rɨˈkɔrd/ "to make a record"
Consonantal apophony, such as the initial-consonant
mutations in
Celtic languages, also exists...
- a stem
remains unmodified during inflection with few
exceptions due to
apophony (for
example in Polish, miast-o ("city") and w mieść-e ("in the city");...
-
languages characteristically make
frequent use of
apophony in the form of ablaut.
Berber apophony has been
historically analyzed as
functioning similarly...
-
Finnish and
Estonian since they
involve consonant gradation but also
vowel apophony.
Inflections in
fusional languages tend to fall in two patterns, based...
-
mutation in
which consonant sounds alternate between various "grades"
Apophony or
vowel gradation,
sound change within a word that
indicates grammatical...
- The
Northern Bavarian verbs are also
subject to both
vowel change and
apophony. The non-finite
forms have one
three endings: [∅], [n] and [ɐ]. The first...
- feminine) to the
singular form. The
internal plural employs vowel quality or
apophony to
pluralize words,
similar to
English man vs. men and
goose vs. geese...
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changes known as
apophony (or "ablaut") in the "root-and-pattern"
system found in
various Afroasiatic languages. In
addition to
apophony, some
modern AA...
