diacritical hook
A 'diacritical hook' is a mark added to letters to indicate phonetic distinctions in various languages.
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Definition
C2Linguistics
(technical)A hook-shaped mark added to a letter to indicate a specific phonetic distinction.
Example
- The ogonek is a diacritical hook used to show nasalized vowels in some languages.
- The retroflex hook modifies the pronunciation of consonants in certain scripts.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "diacritical hook":
eye hookpalatal hookaccent markhook inlong-vowel markheel hook