L-vocalization
Sign in to save'''L-vocalization''', in linguistics, is a process by which a lateral approximant sound such as , or, perhaps more often, velarized , is replaced by a vowel or a semivowel.
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'''L-vocalization', in linguistics, is a process by which a lateral approximant sound such as , or, perhaps more often, velarized , is replaced by a vowel or a semivowel.
==Types== There are two types of l-vocalization: A labiovelar approximant, velar approximant, or back vowel: > or > or A front vowel or palatal approximant: > >
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