consonant cluster

collocation in English

meaningsofconsonantandcluster

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consonant
noun[C]
uk
/ˈkɒn.sə.nənt/us
/ˈkɑːn.sə.nənt/
one of the speech sounds or letters of the alphabet that is not a vowel. Consonants are pronounced by stopping the air from flowing easily through the mouth, especially by closing the lips or touching the teeth with ...
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cluster
noun[C]
uk
/ˈklʌs.tər/us
/ˈklʌs.tɚ/
a group of similar things that are close together, sometimes ...
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(Definition ofconsonantandclusterfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The relative frequency ofconsonantclusterreduction has also been linked to social variables such as social status, ethnicity, and style.
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While the reduplicant systematically intrudes between the segments of aconsonantcluster, the same does not hold when an initial geminate is at issue.
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Theconsonantclustermay also be overlapped by a vocalic gesture associated with a preceding or following vowel segment.
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For two words that began with aconsonantcluster(tried, play), the initial consonant was used in the reliability analysis.
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In a monosyllabic noun with a finalconsonantcluster, the vowel is short.
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Note that the overall duration of theconsonantclusteris retained, even as there is variation in the internal timing.
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Analysis of these tokens reveals that the /p/ is strongly aspirated, marking it as a syllable onset, rather than part of aconsonantcluster.
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In all, 1621 instances fitted this definition : 376 cases (23 %) were instances of vowel insertion into aconsonantcluster.
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Both are acoustic by-products of a single articulatory reorganisation of theconsonantcluster.
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A syllable is considered heavy if it has a long vowel or is closed by a coda consonant orconsonantcluster.
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There is no faithful candidate that does not have aconsonantclusterin word-initial position.
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The intrusive vowel may also be influenced by the gestures associated with a vowel segment that is adjacent to theconsonantcluster.
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The target phoneme was in initial, medial, or final position in the word or was part of aconsonantcluster.
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Again, languages that have oneconsonantcluster, such as /tr/, tend to have many others of the same type.
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The exterior member of theconsonantclusterwas almost always an obstruent, and the vowels were short.
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All factor groups exceptconsonantclusterlength are involved in at least one apparently significant interaction.
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