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ablaut |
(n): a vowel whose quality or length is changed to indicate linguistic distinctions (such as sing sang sung song)
(n): a speech sound made with the vocal tract open
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Oooh! Nice word too! Thanks, colleen.
fantastic word, and it reminded me to add bliaut, which is not at all similiar.
A vowel change, characteristic of Indo-European languages, that accompanies a change in grammatical function: for example, the i, a, and u in sing, sang, sung.