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What is the difference between modification and ablaut?

modification | ablaut |

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 )
  • 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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