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contextual variation

linguistic phonomenom used in phonology, sometimes transcribed in the orthography and grammar of some languages
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contextual variation

Summary

contextual variation is a linguistic term[1].

Key Facts

  • contextual variation's instance of is recorded as linguistic term[2].
  • contextual variation is a type of phoneme[3].
  • contextual variation is a type of phone[4].
  • contextual variation is a type of variation[5].
  • contextual variation is the opposite of free variation[6].
  • contextual variation's facet of is recorded as complementary distribution[7].
  • contextual variation's facet of is recorded as phonology[8].
  • contextual variation's facet of is recorded as orthography[9].

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Designation and Status

contextual variation's instance of is recorded as linguistic term[2].

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  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · JhealdBatch bot · 2026-06-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Opposite of → free variation
    Encyclopædia universalis id → variantes-combinatoires
    Google knowledge graph id → /g/12214tv6
    Wikidata description → linguistic phonomenom used in phonology, sometimes transcribed in the orthograph
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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