Terminology

Terminology

Terminology is the meaning of terms and thier use.

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girl penis

Language; Terminology

A slang expression for a clitoris. This term also applied to a reduced gonadal size seen in male-to-female transsexuals due to hormone replacement therapy.

underlying representation

Language; Terminology

A representation of what is assumed by the linguist to be the structure which lies behind or forms the initial stage in the generation of a surface structure item.

ambi-dental

Language; Terminology

A description of the manner of articulation of the Modern English fricatives /2/ and /3/. It is preferred to inter-dental as the tongue is not usually positioned between the teeth for these sounds.

cardinal vowels

Language; Terminology

A system of eight rounded and eight unrounded vowels which was originally developed by the English phonetician Daniel Jones and which is intended as a system of reference for the unambiguous ...

consonant

Language; Terminology

One of the two main classes of sound. Consonants are formed by a constriction in the supra-glottal tract. Consonants contrast with vowels in their relatively low sonority and are hence found ...

contrastive

Language; Terminology

Refers to any elements which are in opposition to each other. A phonetic distinction is contrastive if it has significance on the phonological level, i.e. if it distinguishes meaning.

dental

Language; Terminology

A place of articulation characterized by the tip of the tongue being held against the back of the upper teeth, for instance in the pronunciation of /t, d/ in Italian, Swedish, etc. Indicated by a ...