Of a speech sound
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APICALOf a speech sound
palatalized(of a speech sound) Become palatal
palatalize(of a speech sound) Become palatal
syllabica speech sound of high sonority
palatalizes(of a speech sound) Become palatal
formanta component of a speech sound
palatalizing(of a speech sound) Become palatal
formantsFORMANT, a component of a speech sound
intrusive(of a speech sound) added without justification
syllabicsSYLLABIC, a speech sound of high sonority
PLOSIONArticulation of a speech sound, k, p or t.
digrapha pair of letters representation a single speech sound
qualitiesThe distinguishing characteristic or characteristics of a speech sound
postvocalic(of a speech sound) Occurring immediately after a vowel
digraphsDIGRAPH, a pair of letters representation a single speech sound
laminal(of a speech sound) articulated using the blade of the tongue
laminals(of a speech sound) articulated using the blade of the tongue
articulationsThe act or manner of uttering a speech sound, esp. a consonant
articulationThe act or manner of uttering a speech sound, esp. a consonant
trigraphgroup of three letters representing a single speech sound, as eau in beau
semivowelsSEMIVOWEL, a speech sound having the nature of both a vowel and a consonant
stresstensity of utterance given to a speech sound, syllable, or word producing relative loudness
ingressive(of a speech sound) Made with an intake of air rather than an exhalation
digraphpair of letters representing a single speech sound, as ea in meat or th in path
apicals(of a speech sound) articulated principally with the aid of the tip of the tongue, as t or d
apical(of a speech sound) articulated principally with the aid of the tip of the tongue, as t or d
excrescent(of a speech sound) Added without etymological justification (e.g., the -t at the end of the surname Bryant)
bilabial(of a speech sound) Formed by closure or near closure of the lips, as in p, b, m, w
wordspeech sound or series of speech sounds that symbolizes and communicates a meaning usually without being divisible into smaller units capable of independent use
pharyngeal(of a speech sound) Produced by articulating the root of the tongue with the pharynx, a feature of certain consonants in Arabic, for example
featuresA distinctive characteristic of a linguistic unit, esp. a speech sound or vocabulary item, that serves to distinguish it from others of the same type
elisionthe use of a speech form that lacks a final or initial sound which a variant speech form has (as 's instead of is in there's)
fricative(of a speech sound) characterized by audible friction produced by forcing the breath through a constricted or partially obstructed passage in the vocal tract; spirantal; spirant
spirant(of a speech sound) characterized by audible friction produced by forcing the breath through a constricted or partially obstructed passage in the vocal tract; spirantal; spirant
palatalizeMake (a speech sound) palatal, esp. by changing a velar to a palatal by moving the point of contact between tongue and palate further forward in the mouth
palatalizedMake (a speech sound) palatal, esp. by changing a velar to a palatal by moving the point of contact between tongue and palate further forward in the mouth
palatalizingMake (a speech sound) palatal, esp. by changing a velar to a palatal by moving the point of contact between tongue and palate further forward in the mouth
palatalizesMake (a speech sound) palatal, esp. by changing a velar to a palatal by moving the point of contact between tongue and palate further forward in the mouth
voiceless(of a speech sound) Uttered without resonance of the vocal cords, e.g., f as opposed to v, p as opposed to b, and s as opposed to z
parasitic(of a speech sound) inserted or added as a result of articulatory interaction or impetus, as the t-sound in sense (sents) or against (from Middle English ageynes), without grammatical or historical justification; intrusive; par