What does prevocalic mean?
Prevocalic means (phonetics) Immediately preceding a vowel or vowel sound.
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/ˌpɹiː.vəʊˈkæl.ɪk/ · adjective
(phonetics) Immediately preceding a vowel or vowel sound.
Examples that may be used to teach those with articulatory and phonological impairments the prevocalic /r/ sound are: run, race, rain, tree, and spray.
Use prevocalic when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Prevocalic means (phonetics) Immediately preceding a vowel or vowel sound.
Common synonyms include antevocalic.
Possible antonyms include non-prevocalic, preconsonantal, anteconsonantal, postvocalic.
Examples that may be used to teach those with articulatory and phonological impairments the prevocalic /r/ sound are: run, race, rain, tree, and spray.
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