allophone
allophone · more allophone · most allophone
allophon
Of or relating to those whose mother tongue is neither English, French, nor an…Of or relating to those whose mother tongue is neither English, French, nor (sometimes) an indigenous language of Canada.
UK/ˈaləˌfəʊn/US/ˈæləˌfoʊn/
» The sound exists in the language, but only as an allophone.
mailohilohi · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 senses(Canada)Of or relating to those whose mother tongue is neither English, French, nor (sometimes) an indigenous language of Canada.
That which is of a language other than that spoken by the majority.
allophon
Examples
3 sentencesThe sound exists in the language, but only as an allophone.
The sound exists in the language only as an allophone of the phoneme /t/.
The two phones, which initially were allophones of a single phoneme, became distinct phonemes as a result of these sound changes.
Translations
3 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
of a language other than that spoken by the majority:
Forms
more allophone, most allophone| Comparative | more allophone Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most allophone Lesson |
regular
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedcomplementary distribution
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form