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==Definition==
'''Vowel harmony''' is an [[assimilation]] process involving [[vowel]]s of different [[syllable]]s.
'''Vowel harmony''' is an [[assimilation]] process involving [[vowel]]s of different [[syllable]]s.


=== Example ===
== Example ==
 
In [[Turkish]], the vowels of a [[suffix]] that are [+high] assimilate to the vowel of the stem with respect to the features [back] and [round]:
In [[Turkish]], the vowels of a [[suffix]] that are [+high] assimilate to the vowel of the stem with respect to the features [back] and [round]:


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  gul - gulum 'my rose' basj - basjim 'my head'
  gul - gulum 'my rose' basj - basjim 'my head'


=== Links ===
== Links ==
 
*[http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=Vowel+harmony&lemmacode=123 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics]
[http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=Vowel+harmony&lemmacode=123 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics]


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Latest revision as of 10:00, 31 August 2014

Definition

Vowel harmony is an assimilation process involving vowels of different syllables.

Example

In Turkish, the vowels of a suffix that are [+high] assimilate to the vowel of the stem with respect to the features [back] and [round]:

ev	- evim	'my house'	göz	- gözüm	 'my eye'
gul	- gulum	'my rose'	basj	- basjim 'my head'
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