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formants

/ˈfɔrmənts/ /ˈfɔrmænts/

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noun

Formantes

A band of frequencies, in a sound spectrum, that have a greater intensity; they determine the quality of a sound; especially the characteristic sounds of the consonants.

Examples :

"Analyzing speech recordings, the linguist could identify specific formants that distinguished the vowel sounds in "hat" and "hot." "

Analizando las grabaciones de voz, el lingüista pudo identificar formantes específicos que distinguían los sonidos vocálicos en "hat" y "hot".

sound phonetics language frequency linguistics signal communication technical science

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noun

Afijo

A morpheme occurring as an affix to a root or stem, forming an extended root or stem.

Examples :

"In linguistics class, we learned how suffixes and prefixes act as formants, adding meaning and changing the grammatical function of a root word. "

En la clase de lingüística, aprendimos cómo los sufijos y prefijos actúan como afijos, agregando significado y cambiando la función gramatical de una palabra raíz.

grammar linguistics language word