The difference between Phonemic merger and Phonemic split

When used as nouns, phonemic merger means the phenomenon in which two different phonemes merge and become replaced by a single phoneme, whereas phonemic split means the phenomenon in which a single phoneme diverges into two different phonemes.


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  1. Phonemic merger as a noun (phonology):

    The phenomenon in which two different phonemes merge and become replaced by a single phoneme.

  1. Phonemic split as a noun (phonology):

    The phenomenon in which a single phoneme diverges into two different phonemes.

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