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fortition-a fricative or an approximant may become a stop (i.e. becomes or becomes ). lenition-Lenition: write -> writer (the 't' gets much weaker in 'writer') Fortition: the -> duh as in 'Duh Bears' in a Chicago accent
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doe for lenis doe is fortis
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The linguistic processes of lenition ("weakening") and fortition ("strengthening")
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In linguistics, lenition is a kind of sound change that alters consonants, making them more sonorous (vowel-like). The word lenition itself means "softening" or "weakening" (from Latin lenis - weak). Lenition can happen both synchronically (i.e. within a language at a particular point in time) and diachronically...
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In linguistics, lenition is a kind of sound change that alters consonants, making them more sonorous (vowel-like). The word lenition itself means "softening" or "weakening" (from Latin lenis - weak). Lenition can happen both synchronically (i.e. within a language at a particular point in time) and diachronically (i.e. as a language changes over time). read less
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That's very technical; any particular reason you're looking for that? They refer to phonological processes that take place over generations. One sees examples of these processes taking place a lot in American English. These words have no meaning outside of phonological processes so I can't give an everyday...
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That's very technical; any particular reason you're looking for that? They refer to phonological processes that take place over generations. One sees examples of these processes taking place a lot in American English. These words have no meaning outside of phonological processes so I can't give an everyday example of how these words are used. Lenition is connected with the degree of ‘strength’ that a consonant possesses, and actually means weakening- the final consonant is dropped, or becomes voiced. Example: What're you readin'. If you hear a good American accent not a fake one, the final g sound is barely discernible as with many t endings in American English. Yet the word is understood and does not sound like slang, where the g ending sounds deliberately dropped and obvious. Fortition is the opposite where the consonant articulation at the beginnings of syllables is strengthened (or fortified - you can see the origin of this word from the verb fortify). You can try to find out the rest- All the best with the search! read less
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Lenition means "weakening" and fortition means "strengthening" refer to a sound becoming weak and strong respectively, examples....lentition of T in mother and fortition of T in writer
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In linguistics, lenition is a kind of sound change that alters consonants, making them more sonorous (vowel-like). The word lenition itself means "softening" or "weakening" (from Latin lenis = weak). Lenition can happen both synchronically (i.e. within a language at a particular point in time) and diachronically...
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In linguistics, lenition is a kind of sound change that alters consonants, making them more sonorous (vowel-like). The word lenition itself means "softening" or "weakening" (from Latin lenis = weak). Lenition can happen both synchronically (i.e. within a language at a particular point in time) and diachronically (i.e. as a language changes over time. An example of synchronic lenition in English is found in flapping . Fortition is a consonantal change from a 'weak' sound to a 'strong' one, the opposite of the more common lenition. For example, a fricative or an approximant may become a stop (i.e. [v] becomes [b] or [r] becomes [d]). Although not as typical of sound change as lenition, fortition may occur in prominent positions, such as at the beginning of a word or stressed syllable; as an effect of reducing markedness; or due to morphological leveling.Fortition is a consonantal change from a 'weak' sound to a 'strong' one, the opposite of the more common lenition. For example, a fricative or an approximant may become a stop (i.e. [v] becomes [b] or [r] becomes [d]). Although not as typical of sound change as lenition, fortition may occur in prominent positions, such as at the beginning of a word or stressed syllable; as an effect of reducing markedness; or due to morphological leveling. read less
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Means a letter getting weakened in word for example t gets weaker in writer
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Lenition: write -> writer (the 't' gets much weaker in 'writer') Fortition: the -> duh as in 'Duh Bears' in a Chicago accent.
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