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11tenseness — See: tense …
12Fortis and lenis — Fortis (Latin strong ) and lenis ( weak ) are linguistic terms. In a broad sense, they refer to the opposition of consonants such as p , t vs. b , d . In a narrow sense, fortis refer to consonants such as p , t pronounced with tenseness (more… …
13Vowel — In phonetics, a vowel is a sound in spoken language, such as English ah! IPA| [ɑː] or oh! IPA| [oʊ] , pronounced with an open vocal tract so that there is no build up of air pressure at any point above the glottis. This contrasts with consonants …
14Voice (phonetics) — Voiced redirects here. For the organization, see VOICED. Voiced ◌̬ view · …
15tense — [[t]te̱ns[/t]] tenses, tensing, tensed, tenser, tensest 1) ADJ GRADED A tense situation or period of time is one that makes people anxious, because they do not know what is going to happen next. This gesture of goodwill did little to improve the… …
16Plosive — Occlusive redirects here. For occlusion in dentistry, see Occlusion (dentistry). Manners of articulation Obstruent Plosive (occlusive) Affricate Fricative Sibilant Sonorant Nasal …
17tautness — noun 1. the physical condition of being stretched or strained it places great tension on the leg muscles he could feel the tenseness of her body • Syn: ↑tension, ↑tensity, ↑tenseness • Derivationally related forms: ↑taut, ↑ …
18tensity — noun the physical condition of being stretched or strained it places great tension on the leg muscles he could feel the tenseness of her body • Syn: ↑tension, ↑tenseness, ↑tautness • Derivationally related forms: ↑taut ( …
19Syllable — For the computer operating system, see Syllable (operating system). A syllable is a unit of organization for a sequence of speech sounds. For example, the word water is composed of two syllables: wa and ter. A syllable is typically made up of a… …
20Phonological history of English short A — Trap bath split= The trap bath split is a vowel split that occurs mainly in southern varieties of English English (including Received Pronunciation), in the Boston accent, and in the Southern Hemisphere accents (Australian English, New Zealand… …
