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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
When the word causing mutation ended in a vowel we get the vocalic mutation, called by Irish grammarians aspiration.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" by Various
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)
Esperanto has wisely adopted full, vocalic, syllabic endings for words.
From International Language Past, Present and Future: With Specimens of Esperanto and Grammar by Clark, Walter John
The vocalic mutation of initial g in Breton is c’h.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" by Various
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