consonantic

The adjective consonant has two meanings in linguistic research:

• From an articulatory point of view , it denotes the main mode of articulation ( consonant ).
• From a phonological point of view, it is a binary distinguishing feature [± cons.] In contrast to vowel [± vok.] (See also Contoid ).

See also

• Sequence of consonant strength

literature

• Helmut Glück , Friederike Schmöe : Metzler Lexicon Language . Metzler, Stuttgart 2005, ISBN 978-3476020567 .

Web link

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