compensatory lengthening
EnglishEdit
PronunciationEdit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kɒmpɛnˈseɪtəɹi ˈlɛŋ(k)θ(ə)nɪŋ/, /kɒmˈpɛnsətəɹi-/
- (General American) IPA(key): /kəmˈpɛnsəˌtɔɹi ˈlɛŋ(k)θənɪŋ/
- Hyphenation: com‧pen‧sat‧o‧ry length‧en‧ing
NounEdit
compensatory lengthening (countable and uncountable, plural compensatory lengthenings)
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In many non-rhotic British dialects of English, the /ɹ/ from art (/ɑɹt/) is dropped but the /ɑ/ is compensatorily lengthened, resulting in /ɑːt/. |
- (phonology, uncountable) The lengthening of a vowel sound which occurs when a following consonant is lost, regarded as an extreme form of fusion; (countable) an instance of this.
Derived termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
lengthening of a vowel sound which occurs when a following consonant is lost
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Further readingEdit
- compensatory lengthening on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- “compensatory lengthening”, in Collins English Dictionary.