vocalic
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All these factors were equally true of the German vocalic shift.
From Language An Introduction to the Study of Speech by Edward Sapir
The relations of grammar are thus expressed for the most part by changes of vocalic sound, just as in English the plural of "man" is denoted by a change in the vowel.
From Early Israel and the Surrounding Nations by A. H. (Archibald Henry) Sayce
In certain cases the north prefers the vocalic mutation where the west and south have the nasal, thus notably in the dative singular after preposition and article, e.g.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" by Various
The vocalic mutation of initial g in Breton is c’h.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" by Various
All the Germanic languages were familiar with vocalic change as possessed of functional significance.
From Language An Introduction to the Study of Speech by Edward Sapir
