Postvocalic
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌpəʊstvəʊˈkælɪk/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Postvocalic is an adjective meaning (phonetics) (Of a phoneme) occurring after a vowel.
Meaning
(phonetics) (Of a phoneme) occurring after a vowel.
Example Sentences
Final post-vocalic /r/ in farmer in English rural dialects of the 1950s (captioning a linguistic map).
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include prevocalic, postconsonantal, postverbal, praevocalic, prephonatory, anteconsonantal.
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