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i-mutation
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「i-mutation」とは、音韻変化の一種で、後に続く/i/や/j/などの音の影響により、母音の発音位置が押し上げられ、より狭い音（高い位置の母音）になる現象を指します。 / 言語学においては、特に古いゲルマン語などで見られる母音交替の現象の一例として扱われ、歴史的な音韻変化の分析対象となります。
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(linguistics) A type of sound change in which a vowel's place of articulation is raised (becomes more close) under the influence of a following /i/, /j/ or similar sound.
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i-mutation
i-mutation played a crucial role in shaping the vowel system of Old English, causing vowels to be raised before a following /i/ or /j/.
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i-mutation played a crucial role in shaping the vowel system of Old English, causing vowels to be raised before a following /i/ or /j/.
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