Definition of Labialization

1. n. The modification of an articulation by contraction of the lip opening.

Definition of Labialization

1. Noun. (linguistics) A secondary articulatory feature of usually consonants that involves the contraction or rounding of the labia during pronunciation. ¹

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Definition of Labialization

1. [n -S]

Literary usage of Labialization

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Old English grammar by Elizabeth Mary Lea Wright, Joseph Wright (1908)
"(6) In Latin Indg. q with labialization became qu, rarely c. g with ... Indg. qh, gh with labialization became f initially, v medially except that after n ..."

2. Old English grammar by Joseph Wright, Elizabeth Mary Lea Wright (1908)
"(6) In Latin Indg. q with labialization became qu, rarely c. g with ... Indg. qh, gh with labialization became f initially, v medially except that after n ..."

3. Chips from a German Workshop by Friedrich Max Müller, Christian Karl Josias Bunsen (1890)
"... like k; and another g, never liable to labialization, but changed into a flatus, palatal or otherwise, in Zend, Lithuanian, and Old Slavonic. ..."

4. The Science of Etymology by Walter William Skeat (1912)
"In some cases the labialization is clearly shown in English, ... Allied to the Gk. dtX^ur, womb; which shows the effect of labialization (Brugmann). ..."

5. Synopsis of Old English Phonology: Being a Systematic Account of Old English by Anthony Lawson Mayhew (1891)
"(without labialization). 633. Indg. gh=Germ. 5 and OE. g (Brug. § 422). ... Indg. Cjh. (with labialization). 634. Indg. gh=Germ. gu, OE. w (Brug. § 443). ..."

6. A Short Comparative Grammar of English and German, as Traced Back to Their by Victor Henry (1894)
"... but without labialization in Go. hal-dan (to keep), E. to hold, G. halten; I.-E. *noq-ts (night), Sk. ndk-ti-s, Gr. vv£ VVK-TO., L. nox noc-t-em, ..."

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