vowel concord
nounUK /ˈvaʊəl ˈkɒŋkɔːd/
US /ˈvaʊəl ˈkɑːŋkɔːrd/
Vowel concord is when the vowels in parts of a word match each other.
In Turkish, vowel concord makes 'evler' but 'kitaplar' because the vowels follow the rule.
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2. A sound pattern where vowels in a word share features like frontness or roundness.
Finnish uses vowel concord to decide whether a suffix has 'a' or 'ä'.
3. A rule in some languages that keeps vowels in a word similar to each other.
Vowel concord helps learners predict which vowel a suffix will use.
4. The matching of vowel qualities across syllables within a single word.
Mongolian shows vowel concord in how its suffixes change form.