adjective
Other Word Forms
- nonvocalic adjective
Etymology
Origin of vocalic
Example Sentences
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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
In certain cases the north prefers the vocalic mutation where the west and south have the nasal, thus notably in the dative singular after preposition and article, e.g.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" by Various
It has all the vocalic syllables and endings it needs for softness, and incloses them mostly in consonants for condensation, vigor, and emphasis.
From Essays Æsthetical by Calvert, George H. (George Henry)
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
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)
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