At the heart of the theological inflection is the Tetragrammaton, the four-lettered name that consists of the Hebrew consonants yod, he, waw, and he. |
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The Hebrew alphabet consists of 22 letters, all consonants, though four of them alef, he, waw, and yod are also employed to represent long vowels. |
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The younger the speaker is, the more yodless is the pronunciation, while the more educated the speaker is, the more yod is used in this particular phonological environment. |
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London and Southeastern English accents have variable Yod dropping and Yod coalescence. |
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