umlaut (phonology)
Let an agent explain umlaut as a phonological process, relay the Germanic umlaut, metaphony and the diacritic sense from linguistic sources, describe the Germanic instance, and distinguish umlaut from ablaut, vowel harmony generally, the diacritic mark and the diaeresis.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain umlaut as a phonological process, relay the Germanic umlaut, metaphony and the diacritic sense from linguistic sources, describe the Germanic instance, and distinguish umlaut from ablaut, vowel harmony generally, the diacritic mark and the diaeresis.
In phonology, umlaut is a sound change in which a vowel is altered to become more like a vowel or semivowel in a following syllable, a type of vowel harmony or metaphony, most famously the Germanic umlaut that fronted back vowels and explains English pairs such as foot and feet and man and men; the registry alias Germanic umlaut names this specific instance. The term also names the two-dot diacritic used to mark the resulting vowels in German and other languages, a related but distinct meaning, so the sound change and the diacritic should be distinguished.
What it is for: A vowel change conditioned by a following sound.
It can be explain the process; relay the Germanic umlaut; distinguish the diacritic sense; distinguish related processes.
Distinguishing features
Vowel fronting or raising
Conditioned by a following sound
Germanic instance famous
Also names a diacritic
What it looks like
Not a physical object; heard as vowel changes and written with a two-dot mark.
Physical character
type: metaphony or vowel harmony note
English examples: foot-feet, man-men list
registry parent: metaphony note
How it is recognised
Vowel change conditioned by a following vowel
Germanic umlaut
Ablaut is a different vowel alternation; vowel harmony is broader; the diacritic is the written mark; the diaeresis marks separate vowels
Related models
is a kind of - in registry terms
is contrasted with -
is contrasted with -
is contrasted with - diacritic
In practice
Families and kinds
Germanic umlaut
i-umlaut
other metaphony
Standards and regulation
Not applicable
Failure modes and hazards
Confusing umlaut and ablaut
Confusing the sound change and the diacritic
Confusing umlaut and diaeresis marks
Also called
Where this came from
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Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What umlaut is.
Science.
Definition
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
- What is umlaut in phonology, and how does it differ from ablaut, vowel harmony, the diacritic mark and the diaeresis? definition
- Is the question about the sound change or the written mark? boundary
Germanic
Germanic umlaut.
Germanic
Germanic.
- What is the Germanic umlaut, and how does it explain foot-feet and man-men? definition
- Which entry fits Germanic umlaut? action
Phonology Phonology.
Science.
Process
The sound change.
Process
Process.
- How does a following vowel condition the change? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Metaphony
Metaphony.
Metaphony
Metaphony.
- How does umlaut relate to metaphony and vowel harmony? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Writing Diacritic.
Sources.
Diacritic
The umlaut mark.
Diacritic
Diacritic.
- How is the umlaut diacritic used in German and other languages? provenance
- Which entry fits umlaut (diacritic)? action
Diaeresis
Diaeresis.
Diaeresis
Diaeresis.
- How does the diaeresis differ from the umlaut mark? provenance
- Is the information accurate? boundary
Context Related.
Science.
Ablaut
Ablaut.
Ablaut
Ablaut.
- How does ablaut differ from umlaut? provenance
- Which entry fits ablaut? action
Languages
Across languages.
Languages
Languages.
- In which languages does umlaut occur? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral and attributed? boundary
What the second pass must settle
- Should the diacritic be a separate entry?
- How should the Germanic umlaut be linked?
- How should metaphony be documented?