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Sandhi

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Noun

1. sandhi

the articulatory process whereby the pronunciation of a word or morpheme changes when it is followed immediately by another (especially in fluent speech)

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Sandhi

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noun plural -dhis
linguistics
modification of the form or sound of a word under the influence of an adjacent word

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Sandhi

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noun
Linguistics
modification of the sound of a morpheme in a given linguistic context (Ex.: the pronunciation of the in “the man” and in “the old man” or of am as ('m) in “I am glad”)

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Sandhi

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n.
Modification of the sound of a word or morpheme when juxtaposed with another, especially in fluent speech, as the modification of the pronunciation of don't in don't you from its pronunciation in isolation or in a phrase like don't we.

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