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Sandhi meaning

Any of a wide variety of phonological processes that occur at morpheme or word boundaries, such as the fusion of sounds across word boundaries and the alteration of sounds due to neighboring sounds or due to the grammatical function of adjacent words.

Synonyms of Sandhi

articulation

Related words

Other words often associated with Sandhi or its synonyms:

join connection expression junction joining pronunciation joint voice juncture connexion link

Using Sandhi

  • The main meaning on this page is: Any of a wide variety of phonological processes that occur at morpheme or word boundaries, such as the fusion of sounds across word boundaries and the alteration of sounds due to neighboring sounds or due to the grammatical function of adjacent words.
  • Useful related words include: articulation.
  • In the example corpus, sandhi often appears in combinations such as: tone sandhi, sandhi is.

Context around Sandhi

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 3 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

tone 5× finnish 1× phonotactical 1× undergoes 1× internal 1× tonal 1×

Often after:

rules 1× apply 1× finnish 1× effects 1× whenever 1× word 1× tone 1× occurs 1× processes 1×

Sentence patterns with Sandhi

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

called tone sandhi 1× extensive tone sandhi tone changing 1× no tone sandhi occurs 1× normal tone sandhi rules described 1× of the sandhi word combining 1× of tone sandhi apply n 1× other phonotactical sandhi effects 1× sandhi finnish sandhi 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

as a result 1× generally you should 1× however this glottal 1× in most cases 1× sandhi finnish sandhi 1× taiwanese has extremely 1×

Common sentence endings:

by the rules 1× everyday spoken language 1× in african languages 1× not see below 1× phonotactical sandhi effects 1× should be immutable 1×

Words around Sandhi

Just before it in the word index:

sandham 3 sandhagen 5 sandgrouse 4 sandgren 10 sandgate 14 sandgaard 2

Just after it in the word index:

sandhill 17 sandhills 40 sandhu 73 sandhurst 27 sandhya 22 sandi 44

Similar in corpus frequency:

aanholt 13 aardwolf 13 abati 13 abbeville 13 abcc 13 abcon 13

Corpus analysis for Sandhi

  • In this selection, "sandhi" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 24.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, tone, finnish, phonotactical, rules, apply and finnish stand out and add context to how "sandhi" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include called tone sandhi and extensive tone sandhi tone changing. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "sandhi" sits close to words such as aanholt, aardwolf and abati, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with sandhi

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

This is called tone sandhi. (5 words)

However, this glottal stop undergoes sandhi whenever followed by consonant, or more often than not (see below). (17 words)

Tonal sandhi processes like tone spread, tone shift, and downstep and downdrift are common in African languages. (17 words)

Longer example sentences

As a result of following the tone change rule twice, these syllables are all pronounced as tone number 1. Apart from the normal tone sandhi rules described above, there are two special cases where a different set of tone sandhi apply. n Un-gian, Iu. (45 words)

In most cases, this is actually the same as the Sanskrit accusative case ending, which is also /m/ (or, allophonically, anusvara due to the requirements of the sandhi word-combining rules) in the neuter nominative. (35 words)

The 19th-century constructed language Solresol can consist of only tone, although, unlike all natural tonal languages, Solresol's tone is absolute rather than relative and no tone sandhi occurs. (30 words)

Example sentences (10)

As a result of following the tone change rule twice, these syllables are all pronounced as tone number 1. Apart from the normal tone sandhi rules described above, there are two special cases where a different set of tone sandhi apply. n Un-gian, Iu.

Sandhi Finnish sandhi is extremely frequent, appearing between many words and morphemes, in formal standard language and in everyday spoken language.

Generally, you should notice that spoken Finnish is not neatly divided up into words as the spelling would suggest, due to other phonotactical sandhi effects.

However, this glottal stop undergoes sandhi whenever followed by consonant, or more often than not (see below).

In most cases, this is actually the same as the Sanskrit accusative case ending, which is also /m/ (or, allophonically, anusvara due to the requirements of the sandhi word-combining rules) in the neuter nominative.

Taiwanese has extremely extensive tone sandhi (tone-changing) rules: in an utterance, only the last syllable pronounced is not affected by the rules.

The 19th-century constructed language Solresol can consist of only tone, although, unlike all natural tonal languages, Solresol's tone is absolute rather than relative and no tone sandhi occurs.

The problem of avoiding "irregularity" is most pronounced in spelling, where internal sandhi is not transcribed, because there is the idea that morphemes should be immutable.

This is called tone sandhi.

Tonal sandhi processes like tone spread, tone shift, and downstep and downdrift are common in African languages.

Common combinations with sandhi

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "sandhi" in a sentence?
An example: "As a result of following the tone change rule twice, these syllables are all pronounced as tone number 1. Apart from the normal tone sandhi rules described above, there are two special cases where a different set of tone sandhi apply. n Un-gian, Iu." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "sandhi" from authentic English texts.
What does "sandhi" mean?
Sandhi means: Any of a wide variety of phonological processes that occur at morpheme or word boundaries, such as the fusion of sounds across word boundaries and the alteration of sounds due to neighboring sounds or due to the grammatical function of adjacent words.
What are synonyms of "sandhi"?
Common synonyms of "sandhi" include: articulation.
How many example sentences with "sandhi" are there?
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