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A phonological process involving vowels in some languages, setting constraints on what vowels (e.g. front/back vowels only) may be found near each other and sometimes in the entire word.
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Vowel harmony — is a type of long distance (see below) assimilatory phonological process involving vowels in some languages. In languages with vowel harmony, there are constraints on what vowels may be found near each other. Explanation Harmony processes are… … Wikipedia
vowel harmony — Ling. a phonological rule in some languages, as Hungarian and Turkish, requiring that the vowels of a word all share a specified feature, such as front or back articulation, thereby conditioning the form that affixes may take, as in forming the… … Universalium
vowel harmony — noun : a structural feature of some languages (as Finnish and Turkish) whereby the vowels of the language are divided into two or more classes and affixed morphemes have vowels that vary so as to belong to the same class as that of the morpheme… … Useful english dictionary
harmony of vowels — vowel harmony … Useful english dictionary
Harmony (disambiguation) — Harmony is the art of using chords in music. More generally, it means agreement .Music* Harmony (Schenker), a book by Heinrich Schenker on music theory *Harmony (band), a melodic progressive metal band from Sweden *Harmony (dutch band), a dutch… … Wikipedia
Vowel breaking — Sound change and alternation Metathesis Quantitative metathesis … Wikipedia
harmony — n. concord, agreement 1) to achieve harmony 2) in harmony with congruity (ling.) 3) vowel harmony * * * [ hɑːmənɪ] [ concord, agreement ] to achieve harmony [ congruity ] (ling.) vowel harmony in harmony with … Combinatory dictionary
Vowel reduction in English — In English, vowel reduction is the centralization and weakening of an unstressed vowel, such as the characteristic change of many vowels at the ends of words to schwa. Stressed vowels cannot be reduced. Reduced vowelsSchwa is the most common… … Wikipedia
Consonant harmony — Sound change and alternation Metathesis Quantitative metathesis … Wikipedia
vocalic harmony — noun : vowel harmony … Useful english dictionary
