| 词汇 | dissimilation |
| 释义 | dissimilation noun[ U ] phonetics specializeduk /dɪˌsɪm.ɪˈleɪ.ʃən/ us /dɪˌsɪm.əˈleɪ.ʃən/ the fact or process of two similar sounds in speech changing to make them easier to pronounce: Children may show a pattern of eliminating repetition by syllable deletion or dissimilation. This paper brings together evidence for certain patterns of dissimilation in Australian languages. The initial "kn" cluster in words like "knot" probably evolved from dissimilation of an earlier "kl" spelling. This demonstrates that the dissimilation of "gwaewawr" into "gwaewar" had occurred by the thirteenth century. In this theory, dissimilation results from the avoidance of a correspondence relationship between similar consonants. Linguistics: phonology & phonetics accommodation alliterative alveolar apheresis aphesis assonance diphthong homonym intrusive labial labialize labiodental lateral postconsonantal retroflex retroflexion rhotic rhyme unpronounceable unrepeatable Related worddissimilate Compareassimilation |
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