vocalic

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Footnote 38: There are changes of accent and vocalic quantity in these forms as well, but the requirements of simplicity force us to neglect them.

From Language An Introduction to the Study of Speech by Sapir, Edward

A subsidiary but by no means unimportant grammatical process is that of internal vocalic or consonantal change.

From Language An Introduction to the Study of Speech by Sapir, Edward

Footnote 18: These may be also defined as free unvoiced breath with varying vocalic timbres.

From Language An Introduction to the Study of Speech by Sapir, Edward

Only later in the history of the language was the vocalic alternation made significant for number.

From Language An Introduction to the Study of Speech by Sapir, Edward

There are also special quantitative processes, like vocalic lengthening or shortening and consonantal doubling, but these may be looked upon as particular sub-types of the process of internal modification.

From Language An Introduction to the Study of Speech by Sapir, Edward