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assibilation::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | sibilation |
| Type of | pronunciation |
| Derivation | assibilate |
assibilation::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | development, evolution |
| Derivation | assibilate |
Examples of assibilation
assibilation
The status of Armenian as a Satem language as opposed to a Centum language with secondary assibilation rests on the evidence of a very few words.
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For instance, it is known that the assibilation found in French and Swedish were later developments as linguists have extensive documentation of Latin and Old Swedish.
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As a result, it is sometimes difficult to firmly establish which languages were part of the original Satem diffusion and which were affected by secondary assibilation in a later time period.
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- The development of a consonant phoneme into a sibilant
- Sibilation: pronunciation with a sibilant (hissing or whistling) sound
- (assibilate) insert a sibilant sound before or after (another sound)
- In linguistics, assibilation is the term for a sound change resulting in a sibilant consonant. It is commonly the final phase of palatalization.
- (assibilated) Articulated as a sibilant: /r/ is so articulated (approximating to [z]) in a number of dialects.
