sandhi in Japanese
sandhi in Japanese is 連音 — sandhi means (linguistics) A change in sound that happens where words or parts of words meet, caused by neighbouring sounds or by grammar.
sandhi in Japanese
連音
Pronounced: ren'on
(phonology) Any of a wide variety of phonological processes that occur at morpheme or word boundaries, such as the fusion of sounds across word boundaries and the alteration of sounds due to neighboring sounds or due to the grammatical function of adjacent words.
What does "sandhi" mean?
- noun (linguistics) A change in sound that happens where words or parts of words meet, caused by neighbouring sounds or by grammar.
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What is "sandhi" in Japanese?
"sandhi" in Japanese is 連音. sandhi means: (linguistics) A change in sound that happens where words or parts of words meet, caused by neighbouring sounds or by grammar.
How do you pronounce 連音?
"sandhi" in Japanese is 連音, pronounced "ren'on".
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