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lenition: a standalone construct

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Phonology

a class of sound changes and alternations that weaken consonants, such as voicing, spirantization or deletion, analyzed as driven by minimizing articulatory effort.

In phonology, lenition refers to a class of sound changes and alternations that weaken consonants, such as voicing, spirantization or deletion, analyzed as driven by minimizing articulatory effort. This meaning comes from Kirchner (2001) in An Effort Based Approach to Consonant Lenition.[1]

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References

  1. Kirchner, R. (2001). An Effort Based Approach to Consonant Lenition. Routledge. ISBN 9780415937436

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