What does pre-fortis mean?
Pre-fortis means (phonetics) Immediately preceding a fortis consonant..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
(phonetics) Immediately preceding a fortis consonant..
This pre-fortis shortening is most obvious in stressed monosyllables (i.e. single-syllable words) and is termed pre-fortis clipping. […] Listen to these sets of English words. Notice how pre-fortis clipping shortens the vowels.
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Pre-fortis means (phonetics) Immediately preceding a fortis consonant..
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This pre-fortis shortening is most obvious in stressed monosyllables (i.e. single-syllable words) and is termed pre-fortis clipping. […] Listen to these sets of English words. Notice how pre-fortis clipping shortens the vowels.
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