the central and typically sonorous part of a syllable, usually occupied by a vowel or a vowel-like sound

中心, nucleus

the initial sound or sounds of a syllable that come before the vowel, forming the beginning part of a syllable and can consist of one or more consonant sounds

発声, 初音

a sequence of two or more consonant sounds that occur together without an intervening vowel in a syllable

子音クラスタ, 子音の集合

a pair of words in a language that differ in meaning by only one phoneme, demonstrating that the phoneme contrast is significant for distinguishing words

ミニマルペア, ミニマルペアの単語

a systematic pattern or process in a language that governs the way phonemes or sounds interact with each other, influencing their pronunciation or distribution within words and sentences

音韻規則, 音韻法則

a phonological process where a sound becomes more similar to a neighboring sound in terms of one or more of its phonetic features

同化

the phonological process of omitting or deleting a sound or sounds in connected speech, typically in order to facilitate smoother and faster pronunciation

省略, 省音

a phonological process in which two similar or adjacent sounds in a word become less similar or distinct from each other

非類似化

a phonological process in which a sound or phoneme is inserted into a word, typically to break up a consonant cluster or improve phonotactic constraints

挿音, エペンシス

a phonological process in which a sound or phoneme is removed or omitted from a word

削除, 省略

a characteristic or property of a sound that distinguishes it from other sounds in a particular language

特徴的な特徴, 区別要素

the way speech sounds are connected and organized, including pauses, sound blending, and overall rhythm, influencing word boundaries and speech interpretation

接続, 音声の接続

a phonological process in which sounds or syllables in a word are rearranged or switched positions, resulting in a change in the order of phonemes or syllables within the word

メタシス

the phonological process in which phonemic distinctions between sounds are lost or neutralized in specific phonetic contexts, resulting in a single phonetic realization

中立化, 音声的中立化

the relative loudness, prominence, or audibility of speech sounds, often associated with their acoustic properties and the degree of constriction in the vocal tract during their production

音響性, 響き

a type of language where the syllables are organized in a way that the stressed syllables occur at relatively regular intervals, resulting in a rhythmic pattern of speech

ストレスタイム言語, 強勢拍言語

a type of language where each syllable is given roughly equal time and stress, resulting in a more evenly paced and rhythmic pattern of speech

音節タイミング言語, 音節リズム言語

a phonological process where a consonant becomes weaker or less prominent in terms of articulation, often resulting in its softening, reduction, or loss of certain features

レニション, 弱化

a phonological phenomenon in Japanese where the initial consonant of the second element in a compound word undergoes voicing or consonant softening

連濁, 音声現象

the phonological process in which the pronunciation of sounds changes when they occur in specific phonetic contexts or in continuous speech

サンディ, 音連結

a phonological process where a consonant undergoes systematic changes in its articulation or voicing depending on its position within a word or in certain morphological contexts

子音グラデーション, 子音の変化

a phonological process in which vowels within a word or across adjacent words become more similar or assimilate to each other in terms of certain phonetic features

母音調和, 母音の調和

the phonological phenomenon where the tone of a word or syllable changes based on its position or interaction with neighboring tones, typically occurring in tonal languages

トーンサンドヒ, 声調の変化

a language in which variations in pitch or tone can distinguish different words or convey different meanings

トーナル言語, 声調言語

the overlapping and blending of language elements, such as sounds or grammatical structures, within speech or writing

重なり, 重畳

(phonetics) the omission or loss of one or more sounds from the pronunciation of a word

シンコペーション

a pair of characters used to represent a single sound, such as "sh" or "th", in phonetics or linguistics

二重音字

the process of producing a sound with nasal resonance, where air flows through the nasal cavity while a sound is being articulated

鼻音化, 鼻腔共鳴

the process of adding sounds, typically vowels or consonants, into a word or morpheme that are not present in its underlying or base form

挿入, 追加

a phonological process in which a sound or phoneme is added at the beginning of a word, typically to facilitate pronunciation or conform to phonotactic constraints

プロテーシス, 音韻プロテーシス

a phonological process in which voiced consonants at the end of a word are pronounced as voiceless

ターミナルデヴォイシング, 終端デヴォイシング

a phonological phenomenon where a vowel in a word changes systematically to indicate grammatical or derivational distinctions, often resulting in different word forms or meanings

アブロート

a phonological process in which a sound is modified or assimilated to match a neighboring sound that comes after it

後期同化

a phonological process in which a repeated or similar sequence of sounds within a word or phrase is simplified or deleted, resulting in the loss of one of the similar elements

ハプロロジー

a phonological process in which a voiceless consonant between two vowels becomes voiced, typically due to the influence of the surrounding vowel sounds

中母音音声化, 母音間の声帯振動

the process in which a vowel in an unstressed position or in a particular phonological context becomes centralized or weakened, resulting in a reduced vowel quality

母音の縮小, 母音の弱化

a phonological process in which a sound, typically a consonant, becomes palatal or acquires palatal characteristics under the influence of a neighboring palatal sound or due to the position within a particular linguistic environment

口蓋化, 口蓋的特性

a phonological process in Sanskrit and other Indo-Aryan languages where a vowel lengthens or becomes long as a result of specific phonetic and phonological conditions, often related to the presence of certain consonants or morphological factors

VRDDHI, 母音の長さの延長

the linguistic phenomenon where two or more adjacent words merge together, typically resulting in the contraction or fusion of sounds or syllables

クレイシス, 言語的融合

a phonological phenomenon where a consonant sound is not pronounced in a particular position within a word or a specific language context, often resulting in a phonetic gap or absence of sound

ゼロ子音, 子音の欠如

any of the variant forms of a morpheme, which are phonetically or phonologically conditioned

アロモルフ

the phenomenon where certain sounds or phonetic patterns are associated with specific meanings or qualities, often independent of linguistic convention or arbitrary assignment

音の象徴性, 音象徴

a unit of phonological timing that determines the length or duration of a syllable or a vowel sound

モーラ

a silent or phonetically empty form of a morpheme that represents its absence in certain linguistic environments

ヌルアロモルフ, 空のアロモルフ

a phonological process in which one or more consonants in a consonant cluster are omitted or simplified in pronunciation

クラスタ削減, クラスタ簡略化

a phonological process or phenomenon where a non-"r" sound is changed or replaced by an "r" sound, commonly observed in language evolution or dialectal variations

ロタシズム, ロタシズム(音韻現象)

