单词 | precontour |
释义 | > as lemmasprecontour precontour n. Brit. /(ˌ)priːˈkɒntʊə/ , /(ˌ)priːˈkɒntɔː/ , U.S. /ˌpriˈkɑnˌtʊ(ə)r/ Phonetics an unstressed syllable which precedes the peak of a contour.ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of speech sound > speech sound > intonation, pitch, or stress > [noun] > accent > stress accent > stress group > syllables with respect to subtonic1827 pretone1884 pretonic1892 head1922 nucleus1922 tail1922 peak1935 post-nuclear1944 precontour1945 nuclear1949 tonic1962 1945 K. L. Pike Intonation Amer. Eng. iii. 29 Immediately preceding the stressed syllable of a primary contour there oftentimes will be one or more syllables which are pronounced in the same burst of speed with that primary contour but which themselves are unstressed. These syllables may be called precontours, and depend for their pronunciation upon the syllables which follow them. 1962 B. M. H. Strang Mod. Eng. Struct. 53 A contour may be preceded by one or more unstressed syllables forming a pre-contour; special meanings may be conveyed by varying the level of the pre-contour. 1989 Jrnl. Arabic Ling. 20 35 This primary contour occurs..in pause group non-final and final positions. It occurs with and without precontours. < as lemmas |
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