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fronting

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Noun
countable uncountable slang
Japanese Meaning
音声学において、母音または子音が、ある基準点よりも前方の位置で発音される現象、すなわち発音部位が前にずれる過程を指す。
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音声学者は、母音や子音が声道のより前方で発音される過程(前舌化)が、/u/のような後舌母音をより前方の発音へと移すことがあると説明した。

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(phonetics, phonology) A process whereby a vowel or a consonant is pronounced farther to the front of the vocal tract than some reference point.

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fronting

The phonologist explained that fronting can shift a back vowel like /u/ toward a more front articulation.

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The phonologist explained that fronting can shift a back vowel like /u/ toward a more front articulation.

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