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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>In phonology, '''contextual neutralization''' is the loss of phonological distinctions in a specific environment. <br />
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===Examples===<br />
In Dutch, word-final obstruents neutralize: both /t/ and /d/ are realized as voiceless [t] as in /bad/ [bat] and /kat/ [kat]. <br />
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===Comment===<br />
When an opposition is neutralized in all environments we speak of [[absolute neutralization]].<br />
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===Link===<br />
[http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=Contextual+neutralization&lemmacode=926 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics] <br />
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===Reference===<br />
*Kiparsky, P. 1968. Linguistic Universals and Linguistic Change. Reprinted in ''Explanation in Phonology.'' Kiparsky, P. 1982, Dordrecht: Foris. <br />
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