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Ablaut (Apophony, Gradation)
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Abstract Gradation (= apophony) or
ablaut is a morphologically induced vowel change between the zero-grade (= no ablaut vowel), full grade (ablaut vowels
e or
o), and lengthened grade (ablaut vowels
ē or
ō). Due to phonological conservatism, the PIE gradation
e/o/zero was well preserved in Greek roots while the lengthened grade was mostly given up. In derivational suffixes
ē and
ō ablaut was retained and even spread. 1. Definition Gradation is a morphologically induced vowel alternation also called
apophony (from Ancient Greek
apophōnḗ) or
ablaut (a German term based on the term
Umlaut…
Date:
2013-11-01
