Relative articulation

In linguistics is centralization (also: weakening, vowel weakening, vowel weakening, Vokalverdumpfung ) for the displacement of the position of the tongue in the articulation of vowels in the central portion toward the central vowel [ ə ] ( schwa ).

Examples

  • The unstressed vowels in English
  • The unstressed e in final syllables dt

Vowel weakening in internal syllables (also called " single vowel weakening " )

Under vowel weakening in internal syllables is the reforming of a strong vowel when attaching a prefix to a weaker such.

Examples

Very often takes the internal vowel weakening on in Latin. So here examples from Latin:

  • From " facere " ( make, do ) and "ad" (there, in addition to ... towards ) is (meaning " add " ) " afficere ". From the strong "a " to " facere " a "i".
  • Just is from " capere " ( take hold ) - by attaching the prefix "ad" - " accipere " (an- taking, record ).
Phonation Articulatory phonetics
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