Compensatory lengtheningとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /kɒmpɛnˈseɪtəɹi ˈlɛŋ(k)θ(ə)nɪŋ/, /kɒmˈpɛnsətəɹi-/
• (General American) IPA: /kəmˈpɛnsəˌtɔɹi ˈlɛŋ(k)θənɪŋ/
• ハイフネーション: com‧pen‧sat‧o‧ry length‧en‧ing

名詞

compensatory lengthening (countable and uncountable, plural compensatory lengthenings)

1. (phonology, uncountable) The lengthening of a vowel sound which occurs when a following consonant is lost, regarded as an extreme form of fusion; (countable) an instance of this.

派生語

• compensatorily lengthen

Further reading

• compensatory lengthening on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• “compensatory lengthening”, in Collins English Dictionary.