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| − | tense | + | 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. | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
*[[Advanced Tongue Root (definition)]] | *[[Advanced Tongue Root (definition)]] | ||
| + | *[[Lax (definition)]] | ||
| + | *[[Sounds of Scottish Gaelic]] | ||
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| + | ==External Links== | ||
| + | *http://akerbeltz.org/index.php?title=Vowels_before_rr_ll_nn | ||
| + | The link below takes you away from the Gaelic Wiki to Wikipedia. Since wikipedia pages can be edited by anyone, they often contain inaccurate information. So be careful! | ||
| + | *http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenseness | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
| + | *Matthews, P. H. (1997) The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics. Oxford: Oxford University Press. | ||
| + | [[Category: Technical Definitions]] | ||
[[Category: Phonetics]] | [[Category: Phonetics]] | ||
| + | [[Category: Manners of Articulation]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:36, 30 November 2020
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.
See Also
External Links
The link below takes you away from the Gaelic Wiki to Wikipedia. Since wikipedia pages can be edited by anyone, they often contain inaccurate information. So be careful!
References
- Matthews, P. H. (1997) The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
