Difference between revisions of "Vowel harmony"

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In [[Turkish]], the vowels of a [[suffix]] that are [+high] assimilate to the vowel of the stem with respect to the features [back] and [round]:
 
In [[Turkish]], the vowels of a [[suffix]] that are [+high] assimilate to the vowel of the stem with respect to the features [back] and [round]:
  
  v - evim 'my house' göz - gözüm 'my eye'
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  ev - evim 'my house' göz - gözüm 'my eye'
 
  gul - gulum 'my rose' basj - basjim 'my head'
 
  gul - gulum 'my rose' basj - basjim 'my head'
  

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Vowel harmony is an assimilation process involving vowels of different syllables.

Example

In Turkish, the vowels of a suffix that are [+high] assimilate to the vowel of the stem with respect to the features [back] and [round]:

ev	- evim	'my house'	göz	- gözüm	 'my eye'
gul	- gulum	'my rose'	basj	- basjim 'my head'

Links

Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics

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