allophone

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English

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Etymology

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From allo- (different) +‎ -phone.

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allophone (plural allophones)

  1. (phonology) Any of two or more alternative pronunciations for a phoneme.
    In some languages, [ʋ] is an allophone of /v/.
    • 2003, Mikhail Sergeevich Andronov, A Comparative Grammar of the Dravidian Languages, Otto Harrassowitz Verlag, →ISBN, page 33:
      In the former the bilabial phone forms an allophone of the phoneme /v/ in word-final position after /a/ and an allophone of the phoneme /u/ when it is preceded by an obstruent and followed by /a/; []
  2. A person whose mother tongue is one other than that spoken by the majority.
    1. (Quebec) A person whose mother tongue is neither English, French, nor (sometimes) an indigenous language.

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Adjective

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allophone (comparative more allophone, superlative most allophone)

  1. (Canada) Of or relating to those whose mother tongue is neither English, French, nor (sometimes) an indigenous language of Canada.
    • 2010, Charles Boberg, The English Language in Canada: Status, History and Comparative Analysis, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 23:
      In every case the allophone population is vastly larger than the proportion of francophones, which ranges from 4.2 percent [] from other parts of Canada more than international immigration from abroad: despite a growing allophone presence, []
    • 2010, Statistics Canada, Canada Year, →ISBN:
      As immigration increases from different parts of the world, the linguistic makeup of Canada changes. In 2006, the allophone population—individuals whose mother tongue is neither English nor French—totalled 6.3 million, []
  2. That which is of a language other than that spoken by the majority.

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French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English allophone.

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allophone m (plural allophones)

  1. (phonetics, phonology) allophone (any of two or more alternative pronunciations for a phoneme)
    Coordinate term: phonème
  2. allophone (person whose mother tongue is one other than that spoken by the majority)

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