French/English Glossary of Linguistic Terms

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voyelle d'avant

[Subentry of voyelle]

Eng    front vowel

Synonym(s): voyelle antérieure, voyelle palatale

Antonym(s): voyelle centrale, voyelle d'arrière, voyelle postérieure, voyelle vélaire

Domain: Phonology

Source(s): Builles 1998: 168; Dubois etal. 1994: 61; Houis 1963: 41; Martinet 1960: 47; Mounin 1974: 48

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