Meaning of Allophone | Babel Free
ˈaləˌfəʊnDefinitions
Equivalents
Examples
“In some languages, [ʋ] is an allophone of /v/.”
“In the former the bilabial phone forms an allophone of the phoneme /v/ in word-final position after /a/ and an allophone of the phoneme /u/ when it is preceded by an obstruent and followed by /a/; […]”
“However, “the languages used by STM staff during customer interactions are French and English,” the transit authority said. “Indeed, during phone calls or emails, STM employees speak⟳ English with anglophone or allophone customers who do not speak⟳ French.””
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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