| 单词 | distinctive feature |
| 释义 | distinctive feature Ling. 1. a feature of the sound system of a language that serves as the crucial distinguishing mark between two phonemes, as the distinctive feature of voicing, which distinguishes b from p in English, or nasality, which distinguishes m from b and p. 2. any of a set of phonetic properties, as coronal, nasal, or strident, serving as a basic unit of phonological analysis by which the sounds that are significant in a language can be characterized and distinguished from one another. 3. a component or phonetic feature characterizing a phoneme. [1925-30] |
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