allophone

== English == === Etymology === From allo- (“different”) + -phone. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈaləˌfəʊn/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈæləˌfoʊn/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈæləˌfəʉn/ === Noun === allophone (plural allophones) (phonology) Any of two or more alternative pronunciations for a phoneme. A person whose mother tongue is one other than that spoken by the majority. (Canada) A person whose mother tongue is neither English, French, nor (sometimes) an indigenous language. ==== Derived terms ==== allophonic allophonics allophony complementary allophone ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== allomorph === Adjective === allophone (comparative more allophone, superlative most allophone) (Canada) Of or relating to those whose mother tongue is neither English, French, nor (sometimes) an indigenous language of Canada. That which is of a language other than that spoken by the majority. ==== Translations ==== === See also === complementary distribution == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from English allophone. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.lɔ.fɔn/ === Noun === allophone m (plural allophones) (phonetics, phonology) allophone (any of two or more alternative pronunciations for a phoneme) Coordinate term: phonème allophone (person whose mother tongue is one other than that spoken by the majority) ==== See also ==== allomorphe allochtone === Further reading === “allophone”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012