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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesregola fonologica
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈrɛɡola fonoloˈdʒika
"La regola fonologica definisce il cambiamento dei suoni."
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2 senses- 1
A formal expression in generative phonology that describes how an underlying phonological representation is converted into a phonetic surface form.
"The phonological rule in English aspirates voiceless stops at the beginning of stressed syllables." - 2
A linguistic generalization governing how sounds change or interact with neighboring sounds in a specific language environment.
"Applying the voicing assimilation rule explains the pronunciation of the plural suffix in words like 'dogs'."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term derives from the combination of 'phonological', stemming from Greek 'phōnē' (voice, sound) and 'logos' (word, study), and 'rule', originating from Old French 'rule' and Latin 'regula' (straight stick, pattern). It emerged in modern linguistics during the structuralist and generative grammar eras of the mid-20th century to formally describe sound alternations in human languages.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Phonological rule" is said worldwide
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règle phonologique
Transliteration: ʁɛɡl fɔnɔlɔʒik
"Cette règle phonologique décrit l'assimilation des nasales."
phonologische Regel
Transliteration: fonoˈloːɡɪʃə ˈʁeːɡl̩
"Die phonologische Regel erklärt die Auslautverhärtung im Deutschen."
regola fonologica
Transliteration: ˈrɛɡola fonoloˈdʒika
"La regola fonologica definisce il cambiamento dei suoni."
regla fonológica
Transliteration: ˈreɣla fonoloˈxika
"La regla fonológica muestra la elisión de consonantes."
regra fonológica
Transliteration: ˈʁɛɡɾɐ fonuˈlɔʒikɐ
"A regra fonológica determina a palatalização."
स्वनवैज्ञानिक नियम
Transliteration: svanvaijñānik niyam
"यह स्वनवैज्ञानिक नियम भाषा की ध्वनियों को स्पष्ट करता है।"
音位规则
Transliteration: yīnwèi guīzé
"这个音位规则描述了声調的变体。"
음운 규칙
Transliteration: eumun gyuchik
"이 음운 규칙은 한국어의 구음 현상을 설명합니다."
音韻規則
Transliteration: ōn’in kisoku
"この音韻規則は日本語の連濁現象を説明する。"
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