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VOICELESS [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2000-06-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Zoology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- voiceless
1, record 1, English, voiceless
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The trachea is unspecialized, lacking a syrinx and its intrinsic muscles, and as a result they are voiceless except for hissing and grunting. 1, record 1, English, - voiceless
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Zoologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- aphone
1, record 1, French, aphone
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Par conséquent, ces oiseaux sont pratiquement aphones, quoiqu'ils puissent émettre des sifflements et des grognements. 1, record 1, French, - aphone
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1995-06-01
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Phonetics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- voiceless 1, record 2, English, voiceless
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- unvoiced 2, record 2, English, unvoiced
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pronounced without vibrations of the vocal cords, as in English [s] in "see." 3, record 2, English, - voiceless
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In the pronunciation of p, s, f, t, etc., the vocal cords do not vibrate, hence these sounds are classed as voiceless. 4, record 2, English, - voiceless
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Phonétique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- sourde 1, record 2, French, sourde
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- non-voisée 2, record 2, French, non%2Dvois%C3%A9e
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Consonne émise sans vibration des cordes vocales. 3, record 2, French, - sourde
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Si l'air peut librement circuler au niveau du larynx, les cordes vocables ne vibrent pas, il n'y a pas émission de voix et les articulations ainsi réalisées sont dites sourdes. 4, record 2, French, - sourde
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Fonética
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dícese de la letras o articulaciones que durante su pronunciación no van acompañadas de vibraciones de las cuerdas vocales. 2, record 2, Spanish, - sordo
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... se oponen fonemas sordos (que carecen de generador suplementario y, por ende, de sonoridad) y fonemas sonores. 3, record 2, Spanish, - sordo
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