cheshirisation
cheshirisation is the non-Oxford British English standard spelling of cheshirization.
Meaning of cheshirization
Noun
cheshirization (uncountable)
- Synonym of transphonologization (“a type of sound change whereby a phonemic contrast that used to involve a certain feature evolves in such a way that the contrast is preserved, yet becomes associated with a different feature”).
- For example, Mandarin uses the suffix ɚ < ér 兒 'son' while Cantonese employs tone sandhi, changing the citation tone to high rising tone, the cheshirization of an earlier segmental morpheme meaning 'son'.2006, Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald, Robert M. W. Dixon, Areal Diffusion and Genetic Inheritance, →ISBN, page 344
- Synonyms:
- rephonologization, transphonologization
Noun capitalized: Cheshirisation
Cheshirisation (uncountable)
- Alternative letter-case form of cheshirization.
Origin of cheshirisation
From Cheshire (cat) + -isation (suffix forming nouns denoting the act, process, or result of doing or making something): see cheshirization.
Questions about cheshirisation
- What is cheshirisation the non-Oxford British English standard spelling of?
- Cheshirisation is the non-Oxford British English standard spelling of cheshirization.
- What part of speech is cheshirisation?
- Cheshirisation is a noun.
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