buccalization
noun/ˌbʌ.kə.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/ · [ˌbʌkəlaɪˈzeɪʃn̩]
Etymology From buccalize + -ation.
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Human sciences, Linguistics, Phonetics, Phonology, Sciences British, Canada, English, Oxford, US, Usually The process of a speech sound becoming buccal.
- Although buccalization of nasal vowels is the phenomenon most often observed, nasalization of oral vowels is not uncommon.1975, Eric H. Lenneberg, Elizabeth Lenneberg, Foundations of language development: a multidisciplinary approach:
- Derived terms
- debuccalization