- betacism
- A defect in speech in which the sound of b is given to other consonants. [G. beta, the second letter of the alphabet]
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be·ta·cism (baґtə-siz-əm) [beta] a speech disorder involving excessive use of the b sound.
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betacism — betacísm s. n. Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic BETACÍSM s. n. pronunţare alterată a consoanelor b şi p. (< engl. betacism) Trimis de raduborza, 27.02.2008. Sursa: MDN … Dicționar Român
Betacism — Be ta*cism, ||Betacismus Be ta*cis mus, n. Excessive or extended use of the b sound in speech, due to conversion of other sounds into it, as through inability to distinguish them from b, or because of difficulty in pronouncing them. [Webster 1913 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Betacism — In historical linguistics, betacism is a sound change in which IPA| [b] (the voiced bilabial plosive, like in bane ) shifts to IPA| [v] (the voiced labiodental plosive, like in English vane ). Betacism is a fairly common phenomenon; it has taken… … Wikipedia
betacism — be·ta·cism … English syllables
betacism — ˈbād.əˌsizəm also ˈbē noun ( s) Etymology: New Latin betacismus, from Latin beta (from Greek bēta) + Late Latin cismus (as in iotacismus iotacism) : loss of distinction between the sounds of b and … Useful english dictionary
Betacismus — Betacism Be ta*cism, ||Betacismus Be ta*cis mus, n. Excessive or extended use of the b sound in speech, due to conversion of other sounds into it, as through inability to distinguish them from b, or because of difficulty in pronouncing them.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Language — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Language >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 language language Sgm: N 1 phraseology phraseology &c. 569 Sgm: N 1 speech speech &c. 582 Sgm: N 1 tongue tongue lingo vernacular Sgm … English dictionary for students
Occitan language — Occitan occitan, lenga d òc Spoken in France Spain Italy Monaco Native speakers 800,000 (1999)[1] … Wikipedia
Voiced bilabial plosive — The voiced bilabial plosive is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is IPA|b, and the equivalent X SAMPA symbol is b. The voiced bilabial plosive… … Wikipedia
gradation — Synonyms and related words: Indian file, ablaut, acoustic phonetics, array, articulation, articulatory phonetics, assortment, bank, betacism, buzz, categorization, catena, catenation, chain, chain reaction, chaining, change, concatenation,… … Moby Thesaurus
