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Definition of Devoicing
1. devoice [v] - See also: devoice
Lexicographical Neighbors of Devoicing
Literary usage of Devoicing
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Native Writings in Massachusett by Ives Goddard, Kathleen Joan Bragdon (1988)
"... reflex of the sequence that was the source of |-e| (in Massachusett terms |u|
+ |y|), showing devoicing of the word-final |y| to an [h]-like segment and ..."
2. On Calculating the Factor of Chance in Language Comparison by Donald A. Ringe (1992)
"... word as pronounced in isolation; in practice, this means that I have
ignored (or "undone") the automatic word-final devoicing of obstruents in German. ..."
3. Afrika und Übersee by Carl Meinhof (1845)
"Also, our analysis will show that systematic devoicing in morpheme-final position
... This devoicing results in instances of neutralization of contrasts, ..."
4. From Latin to Spanish by Paul M. Lloyd (1987)
"Linguistic change as a socio-cultural phenomenon: A study of the Old Spanish
sibilant devoicing. PhD Dissertation, Pennsylvania State University. . 1979. ..."
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