vocalic

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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)

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

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

Some of these grammatical processes, like suffixing, are exceedingly wide-spread; others, like vocalic change, are less common but far from rare; still others, like accent and consonantal change, are somewhat exceptional as functional processes.

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

All these factors were equally true of the German vocalic shift.

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