| 释义 |
microsegment Linguistics.|ˈmaɪkrəʊsɛgmənt|
[f. micro- 1 + segment n.]
A unit of sound enclosed between two open junctures.
1958C. F. Hockett Course in Mod. Ling. vi. 60 Apart from stresses, a microsegment consists of segmental phonemes—that is, vowels and consonants. 1963Amer. Speech XXXVIII. 55 Miss Sivertsen describes the phonological system within which she operates; phonemes are described in a framework of macro- and microsegments which, in turn, are divided into syllables. 1971Language XLVII. 739 Each section of the description is..worked out in detail..; the main headings are phonemes, syllables, micro-segments, meso-segments, macro-segments, and mega-segments. |