continuant

/kən'tinjuənt/
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continuant

A child makes the continuant sound "ssss" like a snake.

Definition

  1. Adjective:

    • In phonetics, describing a speech sound, typically a consonant, that is produced by a continuous, friction-producing airflow through a narrow constriction in the vocal tract. The airflow is not completely stopped.

  2. Noun:

    • A speech sound, specifically a consonant, that is articulated with a continuous, audible friction as air passes through a constriction in the mouth or throat. The vocal tract is narrowed but not fully closed.
Usage Examples
  • Adjective:
    • The sounds /f/, /s/, and /v/ are all continuant consonants.
    • In English, the continuant quality of the 'th' sound distinguishes it from stops like /t/ or /d/.
  • Noun:
    • The word "fish" begins and ends with a continuant (/f/ and /ʃ/).
    • Linguists classify fricatives and approximants as continuants.
Advanced Usage
  • Continuant vs. Stop: A core distinction in phonetics is between continuants (like /s/, /l/, /m/) and stops or plosives (like /p/, /t/, /k/), where the airflow is completely blocked and then released.
  • Sonorant Continuants: Some continuants, like nasals (/m/, /n/) and liquids (/l/, /r/), are also sonorants, meaning they are produced with a relatively open vocal tract and resonant quality, not just friction.
Variants and Related Words
  • Continuance (n): The act or fact of continuing. (This is a different, though related, word focusing on duration, not phonetics).
  • Continuity (n): The unbroken and consistent existence or operation of something.
  • Fricative (n): A specific type of continuant consonant (e.g., /f/, /s/, /z/) characterized by turbulent, hissing airflow.
Synonyms
  • Fricative (specifically for a subset of noisy continuants).
  • Spirant (an older, less common term synonymous with fricative/continuant).
Related Phrases (Linguistic Context)
  • Continuant feature: In phonological theory, [+continuant] is a distinctive feature used to classify sounds.
  • Non-continuant: A sound produced with a complete closure in the oral cavity, such as a stop or affricate.
continuant

A child makes the continuant sound "ssss" like a snake.

Adjective
  1. of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then')
Noun
  1. consonant articulated by constricting (but not closing) the vocal tract

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