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Cryptic Patterns in Rare Linguistics
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Across
  • 1. A word element that leans on another for pronunciation
  • 2. Using many conjunctions for stylistic effect
  • 4. Loss of a word’s final sound or syllable
  • 6. Using a word to refer back to an earlier word or phrase
  • 7. Grammatical case used for addressing someone directly
  • 8. Process of switching sounds within a word
  • 11. An obscure form of reduplication in certain languages
  • 15. Basic unit of meaning in a language system
Down
  • 3. A sound that is partway between a vowel and a consonant
  • 5. Vowel change indicating grammatical contrast in Indo-European roots
  • 9. To improve a word’s meaning over time
  • 10. Obscure term for a rare type of tone sandhi in languages
  • 12. Type of language marking the subject of a transitive verb differently
  • 13. Smallest distinctive sound unit in a language
  • 14. Vowel modification caused by a following vowel
  • 16. Elision of sounds from the middle of a word

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