D
Dicread
HomeDictionaryFfortition

Note: The translation for this entry is currently under quality review. Some content is temporarily displayed in English only.

fortition

fortition
Danh từ

This term is a specialized linguistic descriptor used almost exclusively within phonetics and phonology. It describes a specific direction of sound change where a consonant becomes "stronger," typically characterized by increased muscular tension, greater airflow restriction, or a shift from a lenis (weak) to a fortis (strong) articulation.

Because it is a technical term of art, it is rarely encountered outside of academic papers or linguistic textbooks. It stands in direct opposition to lenition, which refers to the weakening of sounds. In a professional context, using this word signals a high level of formal linguistic precision.

Ý nghĩa

Danh từfortition

The phonetic process in which a sound becomes stronger, more constricted, or more articulated, often involving a shift from a lenis consonant to a fortis consonant.

The transition from a voiced stop to a voiceless stop in certain dialects is a clear example of fortition.

Từ liên quan

strengtheninglenitionphoneticsphonologyconsonantvowelarticulationallophonephonemestopplosivefricativeaffricateocclusiveglottalalveolarbilabialvelarpalataldentalaspirationvoicingdevoicinggeminationassimilationdissimilationelisionepenthesismetathesissandhicoarticulationmannerplaceacousticamplitudeintensitytensioneffortclosurefrictionsonoritysyllableonsetnucleuscodaclustersegmentprosodyintonationstressdialectaccentlanguagelinguisticsmorphologysyntaxspeechutterancesoundwavefrequencyspectrumformantglottislarynxpharynxtonguelippalateuvula
Last Updated: July 15, 2026Report an Error