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Sentences with SEMIVOCALIC

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Sentences

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"In Old English, certain unstressed vowels were sometimes semivocalic."
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"The semivocalic nature of the vowels is important in the pronunciation of some languages."
3
"The semivocalic glide /w/ is often found before the vowel 'u'."
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"In phonetics, /j/ and /w/ are classified as semivocalic approximants."
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"The word 'yes' contains a semivocalic vowel sound."
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"Some dialects use semivocalic glides in certain words."
7
"The pronunciation of semivocalic sounds can vary between individuals."
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"The semivocalic consonant transitions smoothly between two vowels in diphthongs."
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"In Spanish, the letter 'y' can have a semivocalic or a consonantal pronunciation."
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"In Old English, the sound /w/ was considered a semivocalic."
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"The semivocalic sound /j/ is found in words like 'yes' and 'yellow'."
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"In linguistics, the term 'glide' is often used interchangeably with 'semivocalic'."
4
"The semivocalic /w/ occurs in words like 'water' and 'swim'."
5
"In the word 'yoga', the semivocalic /j/ is followed by a vowel."
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"Some languages use semivocalic sounds as syllable nuclei."
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"The semivocalic /j/ is called a palatal glide."
8
"In Spanish, the word 'huevo' has a semivocalic /w/."
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"In phonetics, semivocalic sounds are classified as approximants."
10
"In the word 'beautiful', the semivocalic /j/ is silent."
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"Some dialects use a semivocalic /l/ in words like 'milk' and 'help'."
12
"The English word 'yellow' contains a semivocalic sound at the beginning."
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"The semivocalic /w/ often appears between vowels."
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"In some languages, semivocalic sounds are represented by specific letters."
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"The semivocalic /j/ can be found in the word 'boy' and 'toy'."
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"In the word 'table', the semivocalic /l/ comes after a vowel."
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