registrogenesis
Examples
“Eventually, the nonphonemic suprasegmental features became phonemic tonal distinctions as other sound⟳ changes occurred, such as loss of finals and changes in voicing of the initials. However, Haudricourt did not, at that time, have⟳ much access to information about the possible effects of phonation on Vietnamese tones and registrogenesis.”
“These two evolutionary paths are strikingly illustrated by the different responses given by Chinese to two distinct waves of registrogenesis, the first time at the stage⟳ of Old Chinese, the second time at the stage⟳ of Late Middle Chinese.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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