allophones

Noun

allophone (plural allophones)

1. Any of two or more alternative pronunciations for a phoneme.
   • In some languages, [ʋ] is an allophone of /v/.
2. A person whose mother tongue is one other than that spoken by the majority.
   1. (Canada) A person whose mother tongue is neither English, French, nor (sometimes) an indigenous language.
      • However, “the languages used by STM staff during customer interactions are French and English,” the transit authority said. “Indeed, during phone calls or emails, STM employees speak English with anglophone or allophone customers who do not speak French.”2025 April 24, Andy Riga, quoting Société de transport de Montréal, “No Habs No: Quebec orders STM to drop ‘Go’ from bus messages because it’s an English word”, in The Gazette, Montreal, →ISSN...

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