Tense in Phonetics (definition) - Revision history

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 *[[Lax (definition)]]
 *[[Fortis (definition)]]
 *[[Sounds of Scottish Gaelic]]

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 A '''tense''' sound is one that involves a tension in the articulators and is often characterized by a +[ATR] feature. These sounds require greater exertion from the muscles than their lax counterparts. The contrast is exemplified by English vowels /i/ (tense) and /ɪ/ (lax).
-Scottish Gaelic distinguishes between tense and lax sonorants.
+Scottish Gaelic distinguishes between tense and lax sonorants (e.g. /l/ vs /L/). See the discussion in [[Fortis (definition)|fortis]] for a better look at the contrast.
 ==See Also==
 *[[Advanced Tongue Root (definition)]]
 *[[Sounds of Scottish Gaelic]]

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−	A tense sound is ~~made with~~ greater ~~effort~~ from the muscles than ~~other sounds~~. ~~One example would be [[Vowel~~ (~~definition~~)~~\|vowels]] that are produced by a narrow posture of the tongue. This is often caused by [[Advanced Tongue Root~~ (~~definition~~)~~\|Advanced Tongue Root]]~~	+	A '''tense''' sound is one that involves a tension in the articulators and is often characterized by a +[ATR] feature. These sounds require greater exertion from the muscles than their lax counterparts. The contrast is exemplified by English vowels /i/ (tense) and /ɪ/ (lax).
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		+	Scottish Gaelic distinguishes between tense and lax sonorants.

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 ==See Also==
 *[[Advanced Tongue Root (definition)]]
 ==External Links==
 *http://akerbeltz.org/index.php?title=Vowels_before_rr_ll_nn
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	*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenseness		*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenseness

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−	A tense sound is made with greater effort from the muscles than other sounds. One example would be [[Vowel (definition)\|vowels]] that are produced by a narrow posture of the tongue.	+	A tense sound is made with greater effort from the muscles than other sounds. One example would be [[Vowel (definition)\|vowels]] that are produced by a narrow posture of the tongue. This is often caused by [[Advanced Tongue Root (definition)\|Advanced Tongue Root]]

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 ==External Links==
 ==References==
+*Matthews, P. H. (1997) The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
 [[Category: Technical Definitions]]
 [[Category: Phonetics]]

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−	a sound ~~that~~ is made with greater effort from the muscles ~~used to produce the~~ sounds. One example would be vowels that are produced by a narrow posture of the tongue.	+	A tense sound is made with greater effort from the muscles than other sounds. One example would be [[Vowel (definition)\|vowels]] that are produced by a narrow posture of the tongue.

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