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Mnemonic Function
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The Role of Diacritics
Diacritical marks, such as umlauts ($\text{¨}$), cedillas ($\text{¸}$), and tildes ($\text{~}$), are frequently studied elements of the Mnemonic Function. While serving clear phonetic purposes (e.g., marking nasalization or consonant modification), they also impose non-lexical structures. The placement of the acute accent ($\text{'}$) above a [vowel](/entr…