The phenomenon in some languages, e.g. Turkish, for all the vowels in a word to be members of the same subclass, for example all front vowels or all back vowels.
元音和谐
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The phenomenon of vowel harmony has attracted considerable attention among phonologists from all theoretical denominations ever since.
Vowel harmony is probably the most widely known phonological characteristic of Turkic languages.
In Turkish, with its extensive system of vowel harmony, the above categories are more salient than they are in English, for example.
Definition of vowel harmony in US English:
vowel harmony
noun
The phenomenon in some languages, e.g., Turkish, in which all the vowels in a word are members of the same subclass, for example all front vowels or all back vowels.
元音和谐
Example sentencesExamples
Vowel harmony is probably the most widely known phonological characteristic of Turkic languages.
In Turkish, with its extensive system of vowel harmony, the above categories are more salient than they are in English, for example.
The phenomenon of vowel harmony has attracted considerable attention among phonologists from all theoretical denominations ever since.