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07:04 Jan 9, 2008 |
Portuguese to English translations [PRO] Science - Linguistics | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Muriel Vasconcellos United States Local time: 07:01 | ||||||
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while also at the same time Explanation: In the sentence given: while also at the same time innovating by adapting... |
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Together with Explanation: "...loanword integration" TOGETHER WITH "the innovation of adapting..." SUGG |
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not only ... but also Explanation: suggestion. ... not only innovates adapting stops as nasals, but also confirms two process unique to Dâw: |
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concurrently with Explanation: My suggestion. |
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while on the one hand Explanation: Sometimes I find that this expression is interchangeable with "at the same time," depending on the context. The point here is that I would turn "inova" into a noun, and this intro fits better for the purpose: "...Therefore, the repair of the nasal feature in loanword integration, while on the one hand it is an innovation in that stops are adapted as nasals, it also confirms to two process that are unique to Dâw - namely: preference for nasals in the context of a nasal vowel, and the resistance to any change in sonority when its phonological processes are triggered. |
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