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Fortis and lenis

In linguistics, fortis (/ˈfɔːrtɪs/ ⓘ FOR-tiss; Latin for 'strong') and lenis (/ˈliːnɪs/ ⓘ, /ˈlɛnɪs/ LEE-niss, LEN-iss; Latin for 'weak'), sometimes identified with 'tense' and 'lax', are pronunciations of consonants with relatively greater and lesser energy, respectively. English has fortis consonants, such as the p in pat, with a corresponding lenis…

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Fortis and lenis

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related to Notation · 7
Fortis and lenis → Americanist, Different, For, International Phonetic Alphabet, The, The IPA, Zürich German

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'p'instance ofFortis and lenis were coined for languages where the contrast between sounds0.80text
'b' does not involve voicinginstance ofFortis and lenis were coined for languages where the contrast between sounds0.80text
Rembarungainstance ofthe gemination of a sound does not by itself create its tension.Fortis stops in Australian Aboriginal languages0.80text
the following ones have appeared in the relevant literatureinstance ofnotations0.80text
Fortis and lenisrelated to NotationThe IPA0.60section
Fortis and lenisrelated to NotationThe0.60section
Fortis and lenisrelated to NotationInternational Phonetic Alphabet0.60section
Fortis and lenisrelated to NotationAmericanist0.60section
Fortis and lenisrelated to NotationDifferent0.60section
Fortis and lenisrelated to NotationFor0.60section
Fortis and lenisrelated to NotationZürich German0.60section

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