Vocalism

"Vocalism" in a Sentence (2 examples)

The exciting vocalism of Leontyne Price

All forms contain a base *θirr- or *θurr-. Types 1 and 2 [which contain *θirr] may have been influenced by θirri̯are 'to screech', suggesting that the forms with *θurr- preserve the original vocalism.

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