| 单词 | initial mutation |
| 释义 | > as lemmasinitial (consonant) mutation b. In the Celtic languages: morphophonemic alteration of an initial consonant. More fully initial (consonant) mutation. Cf. eclipsis n. 2, lenition n. 2, soft mutation n. at soft adj. Compounds 2a. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of speech sound > speech sound > sound changes > [noun] > mutation mutation1843 1843 Proc. Philol. Soc. (1844) 1 124 That remarkable system of initial mutations of consonants which distinguishes the Celtic languages from all others in Europe. 1904 Athenæum 5 Nov. 621/3 If Welsh loses its mutations as South Wales is doing slightly, we shall be sorry. 1972 R. R. K. Hartmann & F. C. Stork Dict. Lang. & Linguistics 147/2 Consonants may also be affected, as in initial mutation, e.g. Welsh tad ‘father’, but fy nhad ‘my father’. 1992 D. Crystal Encycl. Dict. Lang. & Langs. 260 Initial mutations are a particular problem for foreign learners, as they hide the underlying phonological identity of a word. < as lemmas |
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