vocalic

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In Hebrew, as we have seen, vocalic change is of even greater significance than in English.

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

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

All the Germanic languages were familiar with vocalic change as possessed of functional significance.

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

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 Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry)