segmental
- adjective
- /sɛɡˈmɛntəl/
- Specialized
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segmentario
- Once a child has learned about the segmental nature of spoken words and is becoming familiar with individual sounds, she is ready for letters.
- segmental plural
- segmental versus suprasegmental
- segmental and syllabic
Once a child has learned about the segmental nature of spoken words and is becoming familiar with individual sounds, she is ready for letters.
- Once a child has learned about the segmental nature of spoken words and is becoming familiar with individual sounds, she is ready for letters.
Examples
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Linguists study segmental features of speech to analyze how different sounds affect communication.
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Finally, while only temporal and segmental characteristics were used, successful recognition of deaf speech will require incorporating other characteristics.
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For the segmental plural words, there were considerably fewer errors, and most were fricative omissions.
Academic text (2013) -
An empirical question is whether younger children with TD or SLI would show phonological priming effects associated with segmental representations of words.
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In contrast, the results of this study showed that children were significantly worse at producing the syllabic plural compared with the segmental plural, especially when it occurred in utterance-medial position.
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Purpose: Children acquire /-? z/ syllabic plurals (e.g., buses) later than /-s, -z/ segmental plurals (e.g., cats, dogs).
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The teacher explained the segmental pronunciation of the word so that the students could better understand its sounds.
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When learning a new language, mastering the segmental aspects of its phonetics is crucial for clear pronunciation.
Synonyms
A system with separate parts that work on their own
With a body made of several similar parts, like a worm or insect
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
An arch with a curve smaller than a half circle used for doors and bridges
How Segmental
- Specialized
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Segmental comes from the word segment, meaning a 'cut piece', just like the word section. In the study of language, segmental describes the separate sounds you can 'cut out' of speech, such as vowels and consonants, which is why it means parts rather than the rising or falling tune of a sentence.