word-final position
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position
noun
uk/pəˈzɪʃ.ən/us/pəˈzɪʃ.ən/
the place where something or someone is, often in relation to ...
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(Definition ofpositionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofword-final position
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In prosodicword-finalposition, deletion is better than retention for all except the low vowels.
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Unfortunately, there are no other sequences of consonants that occur in both word-initial and word-finalpositionmaking this alternative articulatory account difficult to disprove.
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With this ranking, non-deletion is always better than deletion when not in prosodicword-finalposition.
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Finally, inword-finalposition, advanced learners of both languages mastered voicing and length but not manner.
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For the non-low vowels in prosodicword-finalposition, the grammar has to rate the deletion candidate better than the non-deletion candidate.
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An unstressed syllable in prosodicword-finalpositionis arguably prosodically weaker than an unstressed syllable anywhere else in the prosodic word.
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While differing in detail, these authors agree that short lax vowels (except schwa) are excluded fromword-finalpositionand before another vowel.
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In concluding, they suggest a functionalist approach to the problem which sees vowel lengthening inword-finalpositionas the ' main contrast-carrying feature ' (p. 37).
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One finds the same phenomenon of neutralisation to voiceless aspirates inword-finalpositionin second-language production.
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This might lead us to expect that complex syllable structure will develop in word-initial position before it does inword-finalposition.
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Thus, we might expect similar accuracy on /s/+stop clusters in both word-initial andword-finalposition.
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For the contrast inword-finalpositionwe have to distinguish between phrase-final and phrase-medial contexts.
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The same variants occur in prosodicword-finalpositionas elsewhere in the prosodic word.
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As we will see presently, there is one site in which hardening occurs to the total exclusion of shortening - adult long vowels in absoluteword-finalposition.
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Not surprisingly, it patterned more like /f/, a rare wordfinal fricative, than like /s/, which is common inword-finalposition.
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