Meaning Of The Word Archiphoneme

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Archiphoneme Meaning

Archiphoneme Definition
Archiphoneme Definition

What's The Definition Of Archiphoneme?

archiphoneme in British English
noun: an abstract linguistic unit representing two or more phonemes when the distinction between these has been neutralized: conventionally shown by a capital letter within slashes, as / T/ for /t/ and / d/ in German Rat and Rad
noun: an abstract phonological unit consisting of the distinctive features common to two phonemes that differ only in that one has a distinctive feature lacking in the other. The archiphoneme is said to be realized when in a certain position an otherwise phonem

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