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intervocalic

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in·ter·vo·cal·ic  (ntr-v-klk)
adj.
Occurring between vowels.
intervocalic [ˌɪntəvəʊˈkælɪk]
adj
(Linguistics / Phonetics & Phonology) pronounced or situated between vowels
intervocalically  adv
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Examples of secondary gemination affecting intervocalic consonants after long vowels and closed syllables appear below in (1b) and (1c), respectively.
Prominence and gemination in Ingrian/[TEXT NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII] by Gordon, Matthew / Linguistica Uralica
However, the neat rule of intervocalic voicing was questioned in Historische Grammatik (1940: [section][section] 639, 703), where Luick launched a hypothesis infringing its universal status.
Karl Luick's Historische Grammatik and medieval English consonant ... by Welna, Jerzy / Studia Anglica Posnaniensia: international review of English Studies
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The Structure of Kiranti Languages: Comparative Grammar and Texts by Rapacha, Lal / Contributions to Nepalese Studies
 
 
 
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