sonorantn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈsɒn(ə)rənt/,

/ˈsɒn(ə)rn̩t/, U.S.

/ˈsɑnərənt/,

/səˈnɔrənt/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: sonorous adj., -ant suffix¹.

Etymology: < sonor- (in sonorous adj.) + -ant suffix¹. With use as adjective compare French sonorant resounding (1530 in Middle French in an apparently isolated attestation, subsequently from 1894 or earlier).

Phonetics.

A. n.

A speech sound of a class including approximants and nasal consonants, produced without obstruction of the vocal tract; any speech sound which is not an obstruent. Cf. obstruent n. 3, resonant n.

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sonorant1899

1899 Neue Philologische Rundschau 20 480 ‘Sonorant’ would be a better term for sonorant consonant than ‘resonant’.

1943 K. L. Pike Phonetics vii. 144 The sonorants are nonvocoid resonants and comprise the lateral resonant orals and resonant nasals (e.g. [m], [n], and [l]).

1981 Publ. Amer. Dial. Soc. No. 68. 30 The major sonority distinction is between sonorants (i.e. nasals, liquids and all vocoids) on the one hand and obstruents (stops, affricates and fricatives) on the other.

2006 J. Owens Ling. Hist. Arabic iii. 98 Many modern dialects have a rule inserting an epenthetic vowel before a sonorant.

B. adj.

Designating a speech sound which is a sonorant (see sense A.). Also: having a specified degree of sonority or loudness (cf. sonority n. 1b). Cf. resonant adj. 2b.

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vocal1668

sonant1808

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vocular1812

voiced1850

phonetic1864

phonic1877

sonantizing1879

sonantic1892

sonorant1899

1899 Neue Philologische Rundschau 20 480 'Sonorant' would be a better term for sonorant consonant than 'resonant'.

1968 N. Chomsky & M. Halle Sound Pattern Eng. 302 Vowels, glides, nasal consonants, and liquids are sonorant.

1997 C. W. Kreidler Describing Spoken Eng. vi. 91 Lower vowels are more sonorant than higher vowels, which are more sonorant than sonorant consonants, which in turn are more sonorant than fricatives.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	sonorant
释义	sonorantn.adj. Brit. /ˈsɒn(ə)rənt/, /ˈsɒn(ə)rn̩t/, U.S. /ˈsɑnərənt/, /səˈnɔrənt/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: sonorous adj., -ant suffix¹. Etymology: < sonor- (in sonorous adj.) + -ant suffix¹. With use as adjective compare French sonorant resounding (1530 in Middle French in an apparently isolated attestation, subsequently from 1894 or earlier). Phonetics. A. n. A speech sound of a class including approximants and nasal consonants, produced without obstruction of the vocal tract; any speech sound which is not an obstruent. Cf. obstruent n. 3, resonant n. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of speech sound > speech sound > voiced or voiceless sound gen > [noun] > voiced sound > sonorant sonorant1899 the mind > language > linguistics > study of speech sound > speech sound > voiced or voiceless sound gen > [adjective] > voiced or voicing > sonorant sonorant1899 1899 Neue Philologische Rundschau 20 480 ‘Sonorant’ would be a better term for sonorant consonant than ‘resonant’. 1943 K. L. Pike Phonetics vii. 144 The sonorants are nonvocoid resonants and comprise the lateral resonant orals and resonant nasals (e.g. [m], [n], and [l]). 1981 Publ. Amer. Dial. Soc. No. 68. 30 The major sonority distinction is between sonorants (i.e. nasals, liquids and all vocoids) on the one hand and obstruents (stops, affricates and fricatives) on the other. 2006 J. Owens Ling. Hist. Arabic iii. 98 Many modern dialects have a rule inserting an epenthetic vowel before a sonorant. B. adj. Designating a speech sound which is a sonorant (see sense A.). Also: having a specified degree of sonority or loudness (cf. sonority n. 1b). Cf. resonant adj. 2b. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of speech sound > speech sound > voiced or voiceless sound gen > [adjective] > voiced or voicing vocal1668 sonant1808 vocalizing1809 vocular1812 voiced1850 phonetic1864 phonic1877 sonantizing1879 sonantic1892 sonorant1899 1899 Neue Philologische Rundschau 20 480 'Sonorant' would be a better term for sonorant consonant than 'resonant'. 1968 N. Chomsky & M. Halle Sound Pattern Eng. 302 Vowels, glides, nasal consonants, and liquids are sonorant. 1997 C. W. Kreidler Describing Spoken Eng. vi. 91 Lower vowels are more sonorant than higher vowels, which are more sonorant than sonorant consonants, which in turn are more sonorant than fricatives. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1899
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