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An informal term referring to the verbalized form of words specific to a language. Can also refer to particular individual's pronunciation, as in an accent or a pathology, or a specific speech event, as in a mispronunciation.

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How did Otto Jespersen figure out the Great Vowel Shift?

Surely, there were no pronunciation audio recordings available. How did he know how British people had pronounced vowels centuries ago? …
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