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Coronal (definition)

2009-07-21T00:20:04Z

AmyFountain:

Coronal sounds are those made when the front of the tongue comes into contact with, or comes very close to, any place in the top of the mouth between the teeth and the hard palate. The term 'coronal' may be used to refer to the set of [[Consonant (definition)|consonants]] that includes the [[Dental (definition)|dental]], [[Alveolar (definition)|alveolar]] and [[Palatal (definition)|palatal]] sounds.

==See Also==

==External Links==

*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coronal_consonant

==References==

[[Category: Technical Definitions]]
[[Category: Phonetics]]

Coronal (definition)

2009-07-21T00:19:06Z

AmyFountain:

Coronal sounds are those made when the front of the tongue comes into contact with, or comes very close to, any place in the top of the mouth between the teeth and the hard palate. The term 'coronal' may be used to refer to the set of consonants that includes the [[Dental (definition)|dental]], the [[Alveolar (definition)|alveolar]], and the [[Palatal (definition)|palatal]] sounds.

==See Also==

==External Links==

*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coronal_consonant

==References==

[[Category: Technical Definitions]]
[[Category: Phonetics]]

Coronal (definition)

2009-07-21T00:17:43Z

AmyFountain:

Coronal sounds are those made when the front of the tongue comes into contact with, or comes very close to, any place in the top of the mouth between the teeth and the hard palate. The term 'coronal' may be used to refer to the set of consonants that includes the dental, the alveolar, and the palatal sounds.

==See Also==

==External Links==

*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coronal_consonant

==References==

[[Category: Technical Definitions]]
[[Category: Phonetics]]

Assimilation (definition)

2009-07-21T00:11:25Z

AmyFountain:

Assimilation is a phonological process in which a sound in pronounced in a way that makes it more similar to some other sound in its environment. For example, the [[Alveolar (definition)|alveolar]] consonant [n] in the middle of the English word 'bonbon' might be pronounced as a [[Bilabial (definition)|bilabial]] consonant [m], because that makes it more similar to its neighbor [b], which is bilabial.

==See Also==

*''Assimilation is a very common phonological process. See also the page about [[Regular_Phonological_processes |regular phonological processes]] to learn more about assimilation in Gaelic.''

==External Links==

*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assimilation_(linguistics)

==References==

[[Category: Technical Definitions]]
[[Category: Phonology]]

Assimilation (definition)

2009-07-21T00:09:22Z

AmyFountain:

Assimilation is a phonological process in which a sound becomes more similar to some other sound in its environment. For example, the [[Alveolar (definition)|alveolar]] consonant [n] in the middle of the English word 'bonbon' might be pronounced more like the [[Bilabial (definition)|bilabial]] consonant [m], because that makes it more similar to its neighbor [b], which is bilabial.

==See Also==

*''Assimilation is a very common phonological process. See also [[Regular_Phonological_processes |regular phonological processes]] to learn more about assimilation in Gaelic.''

==External Links==

*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assimilation_(linguistics)

==References==

[[Category: Technical Definitions]]
[[Category: Phonology]]

Assimilation (definition)

2009-07-21T00:07:31Z

AmyFountain:

Assimilation is a phonological process in which a sound becomes more similar to some other sound in its environment. For example, the [[Alveolar (definition)|alveolar]] consonant [n] in the middle of the English word 'bonbon' might be pronounced more like the [[Bilabial (definition)|bilabial]] consonant [m], because it is next to the bilabial sound [b].

==See Also==

*''Assimilation is a very common phonological process. See also [[Regular_Phonological_processes |regular phonological processes]] to learn more about assimilation in Gaelic.''

==External Links==

*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assimilation_(linguistics)

==References==

[[Category: Technical Definitions]]
[[Category: Phonology]]

Assimilation (definition)

2009-07-21T00:01:04Z

AmyFountain:

Assimilation is a phonological process in which a sound becomes more similar to some other sound in its environment. For example, the [[Alveolar (definition)|alveolar]] consonant [n] in the middle of the English word 'bonbon' might be pronounced more like the [[Bilabial (definition)|bilabial]] consonant [m], because it is next to the bilabial sound [b].

==See Also==

==External Links==

*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assimilation_(linguistics)

==References==

[[Category: Technical Definitions]]
[[Category: Phonology]]

Assimilation (definition)

2009-07-20T23:59:04Z

AmyFountain:

Assimilation (definition)

2009-07-20T23:56:38Z

AmyFountain:

Assimilation is a phonological process in which a sound becomes more similar to some other sound in its environment. For example, the alveolar consonant [n] in the middle of the English word 'bonbon' might be pronounced more like the bilabial consonant [m], because it is next to the bilabial sound [b].

==See Also==

==External Links==

==References==

[[Category: Technical Definitions]]
[[Category: Phonology]]

Aspiration (definition)

2009-07-20T18:28:15Z

AmyFountain:

[[Category:Phonetics]]
[[Category:Phonology]]
[[Category:Technical Definitions]]

Aspiration is a puff of air that accompanies the production of some [[Consonant (definition)|consonant]] sounds. This puff can be felt by holding your hand (or a tissue) just in front of your lips as you produce the sound. ''For a definition of a different phenomenon which is sometimes called 'aspiration' in Gaelic, see [[Aspiration]]''

Aspiration (definition)

2009-07-20T18:24:04Z

AmyFountain:

[[Category:Phonetics]]
[[Category:Phonology]]
[[Category:Technical Definitions]]

Aspiration is a puff of air that accompanies the production of some [[Consonant (definition)|consonant]] sounds. This puff can be felt by holding your hand, or a tissue, just in front of your lips as you produce the sound.

Aspiration (definition)

2009-07-20T18:23:36Z

AmyFountain:

[[Category:Phonetics]]
[[Category:Phonology]]
[[Category:Technical Definitions]]

Aspiration is a puff of air that accompanies the production of some [Consonant (definition)|consonant] sounds. This puff can be felt by holding your hand, or a tissue, just in front of your lips as you produce the sound.

Stress (definition)

2009-07-20T18:17:05Z

AmyFountain:

[[Category:Technical Definitions]]
[[Category:Phonology]]
[[Category:Phonetics]]

Stress a term used to describe a syllable that has emphasis in a word. Syllables that are emphasized may be louder, longer and either higher or lower in pitch than surrounding syllables.

==External Links==
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stress_(linguistics)

Stress (definition)

2009-07-20T18:14:55Z

AmyFountain:

[[Category:Technical Definitions]]
[[Category:Phonology]]

Stress a term used to describe a syllable that has emphasis in a word. Syllables that are emphasized may be louder, longer and either higher or lower in pitch than surrounding syllables.

==External Links==
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stress_(linguistics)

Stress (definition)

2009-07-20T18:14:01Z

AmyFountain:

Stress (definition)

2009-07-20T18:09:52Z

AmyFountain: Created page with 'Stress a term used to describe a syllable that has emphasis in a word. Syllables that are emphasized may be louder, longer and either higher or lower in pitch than surrounding s...'

Stress a term used to describe a syllable that has emphasis in a word. Syllables that are emphasized may be louder, longer and either higher or lower in pitch than surrounding syllables. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stress_(linguistics)]