coarticulation

/ˌkəʊ.ɑːtɪk.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌkoʊ.ɑːr.tɪk.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/ (ame, ipa) · /¦kō+/ (ame, mw)

coarticulation — noun

1. the way one speech sound is shaped by the sounds next to it when people speak

1.名詞C2
釋義

the way one speech sound is shaped by the sounds next to it when people speak

例句

In class, Sirin heard coarticulation when 'ten bikes' sounded almost like 'tem bikes'.

example of coarticulation before a following /b/ sound

Felipe slowed the recording to study coarticulation between the /n/ and /p/ sounds.

coarticulation between adjacent consonants

同義詞
  • assimilation

    narrower; it refers to cases where one sound becomes more like a nearby sound

  • articulatory overlap

    technical phrase focusing on the overlap in mouth movements that creates the effect

  • connected-speech effect

    plain-English classroom label, but less exact than the formal term

文法句型

coarticulation between + sounds

coarticulation in + speech

degree of coarticulation

用法筆記

Usually used in phonetics or speech-science discussions, often with verbs such as 'study', 'observe', or 'measure'. Distinguish it from 'articulation': articulation is the general shaping of a sound, while coarticulation emphasizes how nearby sounds overlap and influence one another.

常見錯誤

❌The student has good coarticulation, so every word is clear.
✅The student has good articulation, so every word is clear.
💡'coarticulation' is a technical term about overlap between neighboring sounds, not general speech clarity.
❌In coarticulation, every sound stays separate from the sounds around it.
✅In coarticulation, nearby sounds influence one another during speech.
💡the term describes overlap between adjacent sounds, not complete separation.