Gemination
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title:
Gemination
text:
っ In phonetics and phonology, gemination, or consonant lengthening, is an articulation of a consonant for a longer period of time than that of a singleton consonant. It is distinct from stress. Gemination is represented in many writing systems by a doubled letter and is often perceived as a doubling of the consonant. Some phonological theories use 'doubling' as a synonym for gemination, while others describe two distinct phenomena. Consonant length is a distinctive feature in certain languages,
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Articulation of a consonant for a longer period of time
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gemination
date created:
2004-06-25T11:56:03Z
date modified:
2024-09-01T04:37:06Z
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