Definition of Labialization. Meaning of Labialization. Synonyms of Labialization

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Definition of Labialization

Labialization
Labialization La`bi*al*i*za"tion, n. (Phonetics) The modification of an articulation by contraction of the lip opening.

Meaning of Labialization from wikipedia

- [w] refers to a labial–velar approximant. In phonology, labialization may also refer to a type of ****imilation process. Labialization is the most widespread...
- Look up labial in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The term labial originates from Labium (Latin for "lip"), and is the adjective that describes anything...
- not have any actual labialization. All of these languages have seen labials introduced under the influence of English. Labialization Index of phonetics...
- labialized voiceless velar plosive [kʷ] and labialized voiced velar plosive [ɡʷ], obstruents being common among the sounds that undergo labialization...
- palatalized consonants plus labialization, ⟨ʷ⟩, as with the [sʲʷ] = [sᶣ] of Abkhaz or the [nʲʷ] = [nᶣ] of Akan. A voiced labialized palatal approximant [ɥ]...
- The voiced labial–velar approximant is a type of consonantal sound, used in certain spoken languages, including English. It is the sound denoted by the...
- The labial scales are the scales of snakes and other scaled reptiles that border the mouth opening. These do not include the median scales on the upper...
- as is its overlap with rhotacism; see § R-labialization below) In most British dialects /r/ is labialized [ɹ̠ʷ] in many positions, as in reed [ɹʷiːd]...
- the 'less rounded' diacritic under the labialization diacritic, ⟨xʷ̜⟩, makes it clear that it is the labialization that is 'less rounded' than its cardinal...
- Labial–retroflex consonants are doubly articulated consonants that are co-articulated at the lips and with the front part or underside of the tongue against...