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cheshirization
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ある音韻変化の一種で、従来は特定の特徴によって区別されていた音韻対立が、対立自体は維持されるものの、その対立を引き起こす特徴が別のものに変わる現象
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(phonology, rare) Synonym of transphonologization (“a type of sound change whereby a phonemic contrast that used to involve a certain feature evolves in such a way that the contrast is preserved, yet becomes associated with a different feature”)
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cheshirization
The historical shift in the language's vowel system was driven by cheshirization, which preserved the original phonemic contrast while reallocating it to vowel length.
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The historical shift in the language's vowel system was driven by cheshirization, which preserved the original phonemic contrast while reallocating it to vowel length.
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