lenition英 [lɪ'nɪʃən] 美 [lɪ'nɪʃən]
n.辅音的减弱;
英英释义
Lenition
- In linguistics, lenition is a kind of sound change that alters consonants, making them more sonorous. The word lenition itself means "softening"or "weakening"(from Latin lenis = weak).
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权威例句
LenitionLenitionLenition of /h/ and glottal stopLenition inhibition in Liverpool EnglishConsonant lenition and phonological recategorizationGeminate Inalterability and LenitionAn effort based approach to consonant lenitionAn effort-based approach to consonant lenition /Exemplar dynamics: Word frequency, lenition and contrast.Listeners recover /t/s that speakers reduce: Evidence from /t/-lenition in Dutch