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单词 semivowel
释义
semivowel
noun[C]
phoneticsspecialized
uk
/ˈsem.iˌvaʊ.əl/us
/ˈsem.iˌvaʊ.əl/
aspeechsoundthat isproducedlike avowelbut thatfunctionsas aconsonant:
半母音，半元音
The words "yes" and "well"startwith semivowels."Yes"和"well"这两个词都是以半元音开头的。
Semivowels areglideslike /w/ and /j/ thatactaspartof adiphthong.半元音是像/w/和/j/这样的滑音，作为双元音的一部分。
More examples
  • Either the first or the secondvowelwill betreatedas a semivowel.
  • Thecombinationof semivowelplusvowele.g. [je] is arisingdiphthong.
  • A semivowel is aglidingsoundin which thespeechorgansstartat or near aclosevowelandimmediatelymoveaway to some othervowel.
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(Definition ofsemivowelfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsemivowel

semivowel
As for the other data tokens, segments surrounded by liquids, semivowels, and nasals were not used in the reference vowel corpus.
From theCambridge English Corpus
It is usually described as an approximant or asemivowel.
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The possessive prefix on the relational noun is underlyingly thesemivowel/j/.
From theCambridge English Corpus
This language manifests a pattern of regressive nasalization in which nasality spreads from a nasal consonant over a nasal span that includes vowels, semivowels and laryngeal glides.
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In the glottalized nasals, semivowels, and voiced lateral, however, the glottis is closed simultaneously with the oral contact but released instantly thereafter, the voiced continuant thereupon becoming fully audible.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The question immediately arises as to how these semivowels are sequenced with respect to other vowels, and also, more generally, the question of sequencing of vowels within monosyllables.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Vocalic segments with preceding or following liquids, semivowels, and nasals were generally avoided (except in the case of -ly tokens, all of which had initial 0 l 0).
From theCambridge English Corpus
There were no monophonemic long vowels nor diphthongs, though sequences of vowel andsemivowelwithin a single syllable (such as j) could exist.
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Note that thesemivowel"i" is always pronounced as a full vowel in these cases.
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In many morphological processes, a vowel i before another vowel may become thesemivowel.
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However, when immediately followed by the correspondingsemivowel, they appear as "ajj, aww, eww, iww".
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The second element of the diphthongs is considered a consonant orsemivowel.
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Other descriptions use "semivowel" for vowel-like sounds that are not syllabic, but do not have the increased stricture of approximants.
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A vowel is also understood to be syllabic: an equivalent open but non-syllabic sound is called asemivowel.
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The palatal stop may be realized as asemivowel.
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