In context|linguistics|lang=en terms the difference between modification and ablaut
is that modification is {{context|linguistics|lang=en}} the change undergone by a word when used in a construction (for instance am'' => '' 'm'' in ''i'm ) while ablaut is {{context|linguistics|lang=en}} the substitution of one root vowel for another, thus indicating a corresponding modification of use or meaning; vowel permutation; as, (get), (gat), and (got); (sing) and (song); (hang) and (hung), distinct from the phonetic influence of a succeeding vowel {{defdate|mid 19th century}}[{{reference-book | last =| first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | editor =brown, lesley | others = | title = the shorter oxford english dictionary | origdate = | origyear = 1933| origmonth = | url = | format = | accessdate = | accessyear = | accessmonth = | edition = 5th | date = | year =2003| month = | publisher =oxford university press | location =oxford, uk | language = | id = | doi = | isbn =978-0-19-860575-7 | lccn = | ol = | pages =5| chapter = | chapterurl = | quote =}}].
As nouns the difference between modification and ablaut
is that modification is the act or result of modifying or the condition of being modified while ablaut is {{context|linguistics|lang=en}} the substitution of one root vowel for another, thus indicating a corresponding modification of use or meaning; vowel permutation; as, (get), (gat), and (got); (sing) and (song); (hang) and (hung), distinct from the phonetic influence of a succeeding vowel {{defdate|mid 19th century}}[{{reference-book | last =| first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | editor =brown, lesley | others = | title = the shorter oxford english dictionary | origdate = | origyear = 1933| origmonth = | url = | format = | accessdate = | accessyear = | accessmonth = | edition = 5th | date = | year =2003| month = | publisher =oxford university press | location =oxford, uk | language = | id = | doi = | isbn =978-0-19-860575-7 | lccn = | ol = | pages =5| chapter = | chapterurl = | quote =}}].
As a verb ablaut is
{{context|intransitive|linguistics|of a vowel-containing linguistic component|lang=en}} to undergo a change of vowel.
modification
English
Noun
(
en noun)
the act or result of modifying or the condition of being modified
an alteration or adjustment to something
* Jim's modification to the radio's tuning resulted in clearer sound.
a change to an organism as a result of its environment that is not transmissable to offspring
* Due to his sunbathing, Jim's body experienced modifications : he got a tan.
(linguistics) a change to a word when it is borrowed by another language
* The Chinese word "kòu tóu" had a modification made to become the English "kowtow" .
(linguistics) the change undergone by a word when used in a construction (for instance am'' => '' 'm'' in ''I'm )
Related terms
* modify
* modifier
External links
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ablaut
English
(Indo-European ablaut)
Noun
(
en noun)
(linguistics) The substitution of one root vowel for another, thus indicating a corresponding modification of use or meaning; vowel permutation; as, get, gat, and got; sing and song; hang and hung, distinct from the phonetic influence of a succeeding vowel.
Synonyms
* gradation, alternation, apophony
Derived terms
* ablauting
Verb
(
en verb)
(intransitive, linguistics, of a vowel-containing linguistic component) To undergo a change of vowel.
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(linguistics) To cause to change a vowel.
See also
* (Apophony)
References
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