| 释义 |
yotization Phonetics.|jəʊtaɪˈzeɪʃən|
[f. yot-, repr. iota + -ization.]
The prefixing of the semivowel |j| to another sound or syllable; the change of a sound into |j|. So ˈyotized ppl. a.
1936Bull. School Oriental Stud. VIII. 525 Peanius..presents various types of syllable such as those ‘quibus copulatur ja, seu jota’, which we may describe as ‘yotized’. Ibid. 532 Basic type of articulation..yotization..labio⁓velarization..nasalization. 1951[see prosody 3]. |