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单词 consonantal
释义
consonantal
adjective
language,phoneticsspecialized
uk
/ˌkɒn.sənˈæn.təl/us
/ˌkɑːn.səˈnæn.t̬əl/
relatingtoconsonants(= thespeechsoundsorlettersof thealphabetthat are notvowels):
Dialectvariationtypicallyconcernsvowels, or words, and morerarelyconsonantaldifferences.
The Appendixpresentsfeaturesof consonantalsoundsinArabic.
the consonantalcombination"pl"
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vocalic
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  • Alliteration is therepetitionof a consonantalsoundorsounds, whileassonanceis therepetitionof avowelsound.
  • Russianpasttenseverbsagreeingwithfeminineandneuternounsend invowels, while pasttenseverbsagreeingwithmasculinenounshave a consonantalending.
  • Hebreworthographyisgenerallyconsonantal, with thevowelsrepresentedby aspecialsystemofdiacritics.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Linguistics: phonology & phonetics
  • alliterative
  • alveolar
  • apheresis
  • aphesis
  • aphetic
  • aspirate
  • guttural
  • homonym
  • lax
  • lenis
  • macron
  • misemphasis
  • mispronunciation
  • phonology
  • schwa
  • semivowel
  • sibilance
  • sibilant
  • speech pathology
  • suprasegmental
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(Definition ofconsonantalfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofconsonantal

consonantal
In such texts, only theconsonantalskeleton is fully represented; representation of vowels is partial and inconsistent.
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The shor tened form marks a respective vocalic orconsonantalelement stemming from the source syllables.
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Finally, there are two additional but limited kinds ofconsonantaloff-rhymes.
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Understanding geminates : the evolution ofconsonantallength contrasts.
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Their sound system, however, is extremely impoverished, consisting of a severely reducedconsonantalrepertoire.
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However, the database in this case is considerably more limited than that available forconsonantalacquisition.
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However, this stipulation weakens the case forconsonantalsyllables, in that they differ from other syllables in their inability to bear stress.
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Those cases can be analysed with eitherconsonantalcorrespondence or aggressive reduplication.
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He proposed that vocalic elements project a mora at two levels andconsonantalelements project a mora at only one level in some languages.
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This, however, is not likely to be the case, given what we have learned about the restrictions ofconsonantalpatterning.
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In full rhymes, all of the features of the sounds in a syllable's vocalic nucleus and any followingconsonantalcoda are the same.
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Theconsonantalcluster is made of three elements in picture and only of two in actor.
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Productions in this category matched at least part of the word'sconsonantalstructure.
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The current findings are consistent then with localconsonantalretraction, but not nonlocal retraction over oral consonants.
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Such rimes are composed of the vocalic 'nucleus' and a possibleconsonantal'coda'.
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