Neutralizing phonological conflicts

…Then, for the same reason as in (1) above, this p does not have a phonological opposition with either p or b, but becomes a variant of both. He called this phenomenon the "neutralization of phonological opposition." However, he did not mention the neutralization of oppositions between three or more terms. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to "neutralization of phonological opposition" are listed below.

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…すると上の(1)と同じ理由で，このpはp/bのいずれとも音韻対立をなさず，両者の変異音となる。この現象を彼は〈音韻対立の中和〉と呼んだ。ただし彼は3項以上の項の間の対立の中和には触れなかった。…

※「音韻対立の中和」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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