closant

词形变化

closants 复数 closants

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A consonant-like sound such as uttered by a preverbal infant.

    语言学

    2003, Journal of the Indian Statistical Association, Volumes 41-42, Indian Statistical Association, page 342, At both the ages, children are found to produce more closant-vocant and vocant - closant utterances than closant - closant and vocant - vocant.

词源

Coined by British physician John Antony Michael Martin in 1981 (see quotation).

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