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Rendaku (連濁; .mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}Japanese pronunciation: , lit. 'sequential voicing') is a pronunciation change seen in the middle of some compound words in Japanese. It replaces…
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japanese compound element second voiced consonant compounds voicing obstruent law sino-japanese phoneme words lyman's word one isbn voiceless morpheme first
| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rendaku | is a | etymological source or lexical stratum of the second element of the compound | 0.90 | text |
| Rendaku | is a | greater potential for it to cause homophony in this context | 0.90 | text |
| nadori | instance of | This is shown by the use of forms | 0.80 | text |
| sode | instance of | as demonstrated by examples | 0.80 | text |
| tsuno | instance of | This is indicated by the lack of rendaku in examples | 0.80 | text |
| roji | instance of | the use of the voiced pronunciation in compounds | 0.80 | text |
| 東国 tōgoku | instance of | The relevant context is forms | 0.80 | text |
| the following | instance of | The branching constraint is intended to explain the contrasting behavior of examples | 0.80 | text |
| hatsu kao awase is analyzed as a consequence of kao coming at the start of a prosodic word | instance of | the lack of rendaku in right-branching compounds | 0.80 | text |
| musibamu 'to corrupt'.No comparable effect is seen with other consonant sounds that undergo rendaku | instance of | which undergo rendaku even in cases | 0.80 | text |
| since they retain the same place of articulation after the change | instance of | which undergo rendaku even in cases | 0.80 | text |
| Rendaku | has effect | For | 0.60 | section |
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