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non-sibilant en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /nɒnˈsɪb.ɪ.lənt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /nɑnˈsɪb.ɪ.lənt/ (General-American)

Etymology

From non- + sibilant.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Not sibilant; not having the characteristics of a sibilant consonant.
   • If streaming is responsible for differentiation and prediction, then neither should be found with the non-sibilant fricatives, spectrally higher /T/ and lower /f/, because their energy distributions are broad and overlap with those of vowels. (Can we date this quote?), Amanda Rysling and John Kingston, “Sibilant and Non-Sibilant Fricatives are Parsed Alike”, in ASSTA:

non-sibilant en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /nɒnˈsɪb.ɪ.lənt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /nɑnˈsɪb.ɪ.lənt/ (General-American)

Etymology

From non- + sibilant.

Meanings

1. A non-sibilant consonant.
   • Turbulence noise is stronger in sibilants /s, z, ʃ, ʒ/ than non-sibilant /f, v, θ, ð, h/. (Can we date this quote?), “3.2. Acoustic Aspects of Consonants”, in EdUHK:

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