How Do You Spell DELABIALIZATION?

Pronunciation: [dɪlˌe͡ɪbɪəla͡ɪzˈe͡ɪʃən] (IPA)

Delabialization is a linguistic term used to describe the process of changing a consonant sound from a bilabial (both lips) to a non-labial (not involving the lips) sound. In IPA phonetic transcription, the word is spelled /dɛlˌeɪ.bi.əlaɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/. The "d" represents the initial consonant sound, followed by the two syllables "eɪ" and "bi" to represent the bilabial sound. The third syllable is "aɪ" to represent the change to a non-labial sound, followed by "zeɪ" and "ʃən" to complete the word.

DELABIALIZATION Meaning and Definition

1. Delabialization refers to the linguistic process where a sound that is typically pronounced with the lips, such as a labial consonant, is changed, often gradually or variably, to a non-labial sound. The term is derived from the combination of "de-" meaning removal or reversal, and "labial" which refers to the lips. As such, delabialization involves the loss or reduction of the labial quality in a speech sound.

   In delabialization, sounds like /p/, /b/, /m/, /w/, and /β/ may undergo changes that lead to the production of different sounds, often by altering the place of articulation. For example, the labial plosives /p/ and /b/ may become dental or interdental fricatives like /θ/ or /ð/. Similarly, the labial nasal /m/ can shift to a dental or alveolar nasal like /n/. Delabialization can also occur with the semivowel /w/, which might shift into a velar or labio-velar approximant like /ɣ/ or /w̥/.

   Delabialization can be observed in various languages and can happen due to several factors, including assimilation to neighboring sounds, ease of articulation, or language change over time. Its occurrence can lead to phonetic and phonological modifications within a language, altering the overall sound patterns and phonetic inventory.

Common Misspellings for DELABIALIZATION

• selabialization
• xelabialization
• celabialization
• felabialization
• relabialization
• eelabialization
• dwlabialization
• dslabialization
• ddlabialization
• drlabialization
• d4labialization
• d3labialization
• dekabialization
• depabialization
• deoabialization
• delzbialization
• delsbialization
• delwbialization
• delqbialization
• delavialization

Etymology of DELABIALIZATION

The word "delabialization" is derived from the combination of the prefix "de-", indicating removal or reversal, and the word "labialization". "Labialization" is the process of articulating a sound by involving the lips. Therefore, "delabialization" refers to the opposite process, where a sound that was originally articulated with the involvement of the lips becomes modified or transformed to be pronounced without the use of the lips.

Plural form of DELABIALIZATION is DELABIALIZATIONS