final obstruent devoicing

English

Noun

final obstruent devoicing (usually uncountable, plural final obstruent devoicings)

(linguistics) The feature of a language of only allowing voiceless consonants before a pausa.

Translations

language feature

German: Auslautverhärtung (de)

Further reading

final-obstruent devoicing on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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