What is Consonant mutation?
'''Consonant mutation''' is a feature in [[Language|languages]] when the sound of a [[consonant]] changes depending on [[Morphology (linguistics)|morphology]] and [[syntax]]. == English == In English, the [[plural]] [[morpheme]] ''-(e)s'' and the [[singular]] third-person [[present tense]] morpheme ''-(e)s'' all have different [[Pronunciation|pronunciations]] depending on which depending on which type of [[phoneme]], or unique sound, comes before it. These variations of the plural [[morpheme]] are called [[Morpheme|allomorphs]]. * If the base word ends with a [[Voiceless sound|voiceless]] [[Stop consonant|stop]] like /p/, /t/, or /k/, then ''-(e)s'' will be pronounced /s/, like in ''lips'', ''cats'', and ''socks''. * If the base word ends with a [[Sonorant sound|sonorant]], like /b/, /d/, /g/, /n/, /m/, /ŋ/, /l/, /ɹ/, or any [[vowel]] sound, then ''-(e)s'' will be pronounced /z/, like in ''cabs, lids, dogs, cans, rims, wings, bowls, cars, bows, toys, laws,'' and ''trees''. * If the based word ends with a [[Sibilant sound|sibilant]] or an [[affricate]], like /s/, /z/, /ʃ/, /ʒ/, /t͡ʃ/, and /d͡ʒ/, then ''-(e)s'' will be pronounced /ɪz/, like in ''cases'', ''mazes, washes'', ''mirages, patches,'' and ''wages.'' In English, the [[past tense]] morpheme ''-(e)d'' also has different pronunciations depending on which depending on which type of phoneme comes before it. * If the base word ends with a [[Voiceless sound|voiceless]] [[consonant]] like /p/, /k/, /f/, /s/, /t͡ʃ/, then ''-(e)d'' will be pronounced /t/, like in ''licked, packed, laughed, passed,'' and ''pitched.'' * If the base word ends with a voiced sound, like /b/, /g/, /n/, /m/, /ŋ/, /l/, /ɹ/, or any vowel sound, then ''-(e)d'' will be pronounced /d/, like in ''stabbed, lagged, sinned, hummed, hanged, bowled, scored, played, bowed, skied,'' and ''mowed.'' [[Category:Linguistics]]