Query Details
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Q: Term(s) for V-0
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| Author: | Ivan A Derzhanski |
| Submitter Email: | click here to access email |
| Query: |
Is there a more or less commonly accepted term in English for a vowel that alternates with zero, as the /o/ in Russian _rot_ `mouth', pl. _rty_? I've seen `fugitive' (a literal translation of Russian _beglaja [glasnaja]_), `unstable' (which could, however, mean other things as well) and `movable' (which seems better suited for a segment undergoing metathesis than deletion). What term(s) do people prefer? Also, I seem to have come across the term `evanescent' used for the same purpose, but can't remember where. Does it exist, or am I misremembering something? Thanks in advance, - Ivan A Derzhanski http://www.math.bas.bg/ml/iad/ iad@math.bas.bg Dept for Math Lx, Inst for Maths & CompSci, Bulg Acad of Sciences |
