postconsonantal
adjective
phoneticsspecialized(post-consonantal)uk/ˌpəʊst.kɒn.sənˈæn.təl/us/ˌpoʊst.kɑːn.sənˈæn.təl/A postconsonantalsoundcomesdirectlyafter aconsonant(= aspeechsoundthat is not avowel):
Postconsonantalvowelsweresignificantlyshorterin thesecontexts.
Thissubstitutionof thevowelismarkedinfinalpost-consonantalposition.
Opposite
preconsonantal
- Thedistinctionbecomeslessclearin postconsonantalposition.
- Postconsonantalvoweldurationwasexpectedto be afactor.
- Thissoundis always postvocalic, never postconsonantal.
- The nativizedformsdo not alwaysreflectthe post-consonantal orinitial[j]foundin thedonorwords.
Linguistics: phonology & phonetics
- alliterative
- alveolar
- apheresis
- aphesis
- aphetic
- aspirate
- guttural
- homonym
- laterally
- lax
- lenis
- macron
- misemphasis
- phonology
- schwa
- semivowel
- sibilance
- sibilant
- speech pathology
- suprasegmental