Pronunciation vs Inflection - What's the difference?
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(countable) The standard way in which a word is made to sound when spoken.
(uncountable) The way in which the words of a language are made to sound when speaking.
(countable) The act of pronouncing or uttering something.
* 1831 , Thomas Oughton, ?James Thomas Law, Forms of Ecclesiastical Law (page 62)
(grammar) A change in the form of a word that reflects a change in grammatical function.
A change in pitch or tone of voice.
(mathematics) A change in curvature from concave to convex or from convex to concave.
A turning away from a straight course.
(optometry) diffraction
Pronunciation is a related term of inflection.
As nouns the difference between pronunciation and inflection
is that pronunciation is (countable) the standard way in which a word is made to sound when spoken while inflection is (grammar) a change in the form of a word that reflects a change in grammatical function.pronunciation
English
(wikipedia pronunciation)Noun
- What is the pronunciation of "hiccough"?
- His Italian pronunciation is terrible.
- The second part is the sentence, which is the judge's pronunciation upon a cause depending between two in controversy.
Derived terms
* mispronunciation * pronunciation dictionary * pronunciation guide * pronunciation respelling * pronunciational * Received Pronunciation * spelling pronunciationSee also
* SAMPA * phoneme * orthoepy * ----inflection
English
(wikipedia inflection)Alternative forms
* inflexionNoun
- an inflection for gender, number, or tense