vocalic

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All the Germanic languages were familiar with vocalic change as possessed of functional significance.

From Language An Introduction to the Study of Speech by Sapir, Edward

In certain cases the north prefers the vocalic mutation where the west and south have the nasal, thus notably in the dative singular after preposition and article, e.g.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" by Various

A final w is vocalic, as in 'few.'

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

So many unrelated functions were ultimately served by the vocalic change that we cannot believe that it was motivated by any one of them.

From Language An Introduction to the Study of Speech by Sapir, Edward

All these factors were equally true of the German vocalic shift.

From Language An Introduction to the Study of Speech by Sapir, Edward