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FRICATIVE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1995-06-01
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Language (General)
- Phonetics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- fricative
1, record 1, English, fricative
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- spirant 2, record 1, English, spirant
see observation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Consonant ... produced by forcing the air stream through a passage which has been so narrowed that audible hissing, buzzing or scraping results. 2, record 1, English, - fricative
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
While most linguists use FRICATIVE and SPIRANT as synonyms, Martinet distinguishes a fricative (friction of air clearly perceptible) from a spirant (friction not perceptible). 3, record 1, English, - fricative
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Linguistique (Généralités)
- Phonétique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- fricative
1, record 1, French, fricative
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- spirante 2, record 1, French, spirante
see observation, feminine noun
- constrictive 3, record 1, French, constrictive
see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] consonne dont la prononciation se caractérise par un frottement de l'air contre les dents ou les lèvres. 4, record 1, French, - fricative
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pour plusieurs linguistes, les termes «fricative», «spirante» et «constrictive» sont synonymes. Par contre, A. Martinet désigne par «fricative» un type de consonne constrictive : celle dont la production s'accompagne sur le plan auditif d'un bruit de friction qui la différencie de la spirante pour laquelle seul un souffle est perçu. [Voir le Dictionnaire de la linguistique de G. Mounin, 1974, page 148]. 5, record 1, French, - fricative
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Lingüística (Generalidades)
- Fonética
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- fricativo 1, record 1, Spanish, fricativo
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dícese de los sonidos cuya articulación, permitiendo una salida continua de aire emitido, hace que este salga con cierta fricción o roce en los órganos bucales. 2, record 1, Spanish, - fricativo
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... los fricativos ... son sonidos continuos que no presentan cierre total del canal bucal. 3, record 1, Spanish, - fricativo
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