Vowelise (Verb)
Meaning
Pronounce as a vowel; "between two consonants, this liquid is vowelized".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- In certain dialects, the 'y' in 'my' can be vowelized to sound like 'mah', with a distinct vowel sound replacing the consonant.
- The 'r' sound in many non-rhotic accents is often vowelized, particularly at the end of words or between other vowels.
- In some languages, consonants between two vowels can be vowelized to aid pronunciation and flow.
- The linguist explained that in this specific language, the consonant 'l' was sometimes vowelized to produce a distinctive sound.
- The vowelization of certain consonantal sounds is an important aspect of some language's phonetic characteristics.