obstruent vs continuant
continuant vs obstruentobstruent and continuant both are nouns.
obstruent is not an adjective while continuant is an adjective.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| obstruent | Yes | No | No | No |
| continuant | Yes | Yes | No | No |
As nouns,
continuant is a hyponym of
obstruent; that is, continuant is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
obstruent:
- obstruent: a consonant that is produced with a partial or complete blockage of the airflow from the lungs through the nose or mouth
- continuant: consonant articulated by constricting (but not closing) the vocal tract
Other hyponyms of obstruent include
occlusive, plosive, plosive consonant, plosive speech sound, stop, stop consonant, continuant consonant, affricate, affricate consonant, affricative.
| obstruent (noun) | continuant (noun) |
|---|---|
| a consonant that is produced with a partial or complete blockage of the airflow from the lungs through the nose or mouth | consonant articulated by constricting (but not closing) the vocal tract |
| obstruent (adjective) | continuant (adjective) |
|---|---|
| of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then') |
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