![]() ![]() But there are obviously more vowels and each vowel has a short and long sound, not to mention all the digraphs and trigraphs (this is where two or three vowels combine to make one sound) so as a rule of thumb we just continue to follow the front to back sound-making rule. ![]() The order of ablaut reduplication is generally I, A, O. In which order do we say the vowels according to Ablaut Reduplication? It is easier for our mouths to begin with forward sounds and therefore the ablaut reduplication rule means that when we change the vowels in similar and repeated words they are in the order of which they are easiest to say. As you start saying it, your tongue should be near or on top of your top set of teeth and as you continue to say it you push up against them more firmly until finally you’re touching them very quickly without any gaps at all! Then as you go to say tock your tongue moves back to be able to say the ‘o’ in tock.Īnd see how your tongue moves in your mouth – The same thing happens when we say tick-tock. For example, in the word “tiger” your tongue moves from behind your teeth at the beginning of a hard “t”, then back again in an unvoiced soft “g”. This is the case with many other English words where sound changes are used to show meaning. You should feel that as the sounds begin your tongue travels to the front of your mouth behind your teeth and as you continue to say the words your tongue moves further back in your mouth! Notice what your teeth and tongue and jaw do as you say them…. For example say the following words out loud: The rule of ablaut reduplication basically helps us say these types of words much more easily. ![]() But the vowel change in these words needs to be in a particular order and this order is based on where the sound comes from in our mouths! When this happens they create new word forms with particular meanings such as swishy-swashy or mish-mash. Reduplication refers to the duplication of the other letters in the word.Īblaut reduplication also called vowel gradation is a linguistic process by which vowels change in repeated and similar words. This rule of the English language is one that most native speakers know without knowing, meaning if you asked an English speaker what ablaut reduplication was they would probably have no idea, nor would they be able to give you the reason for why you don’t say “tock tick” but instead say “tick-tock.”Īblaut refers to the change or shift of the vowel The rule refers to vowel changes in similar words and the order with which those vowels are said based on where the sounds are produced by the placement of the tongue – from the front to the back of the mouth. We say tick-tock and not tock-tick because of the ablaut reduplication rule. But why does it matter which order they are written or said in? Have you ever stopped to wonder why we say tick-tock and not tock-tick? Or why it is flip-flop instead of flop-flip or ping-pong instead of pong-ping? The word “tock” means the same thing as “tick.” The sound of an actual clock doesn’t tick and tock it sounds the same with each click! The words sound different when we say them because each has a slightly different combination of vowels! One has a short ‘i’ sound and the other has a short ‘o’. ![]()
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