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Umlaut — may refer to: Diaeresis (diacritic), a pair of dots ( ¨ ) above a vowel, used in German to mark umlaut Metal umlaut, the same diacritic in names of heavy metal or hard rock bands for effect I mutation or umlaut, historic vowel fronting or raising … Wikipedia
umlaut — ► NOUN Linguistics ▪ a mark (¨) used over a vowel, especially in German, to indicate a different vowel quality. ORIGIN German, from um about + Laut sound … English terms dictionary
Umlaut — Formas actuales (ä, ö, ü) y antiguas (aͤ, oͤ, uͤ) del umlaut. En lingüística, umlaut (del alemán alteración de sonido ) es un proceso fonológico diacrónico característico de las lenguas germánicas, donde una vocal o semivocal anterior que sigue a … Wikipedia Español
linguistics — /ling gwis tiks/, n. (used with a sing. v.) the science of language, including phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics, and historical linguistics. [1850 55; see LINGUISTIC, ICS] * * * Study of the nature and structure of… … Universalium
List of linguistics topics — Linguistics is the scientific study of human language. Someone who engages in this study is called a linguist. See also the List of basic linguistics topics, the List of phonetics topics, the List of linguists, and the List of cognitive science… … Wikipedia
Germanic umlaut — In linguistics, umlaut (from German um around / the other way + Laut sound ) is a process whereby a vowel is pronounced more like a vowel or semivowel in a following syllable.The term umlaut was originally coined and is principally used in… … Wikipedia
i-Umlaut — Vokale vorne zentral hinten … Deutsch Wikipedia
Assimilation (linguistics) — Sound change and alternation Metathesis Quantitative metathesis … Wikipedia
Metathesis (linguistics) — Sound change and alternation Metathesis Quantitative metathesis … Wikipedia
Tone (linguistics) — Not to be confused with intonation (linguistics). Top tone ◌̋ ˥ … Wikipedia
