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backing

French translation: postériorisation

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English term or phrase:backing
French translation:postériorisation
Entered by: CynthiaPiaud

15:20 Aug 19, 2008
English to French translations [PRO]
Medical - Linguistics / Phonétique
English term or phrase: backing
J'ai encore besoin de votre aide pour une série de troubles de l'expression orale chez l'enfant.
La phrase est la suivante :
The error “non developmental patterns/substitutions” refers to unusual single phoneme substitutions (e.g. / f / for / s /), backing, weak syllable deletion, glottal replacement, and phoneme preference (e.g. substituting /w/ for every initial sound).

Merci d'avance!
Virginie Langlois
Canada
Local time: 01:39
postériorisation
Explanation:
Par opposition à l'antériorisation (fronting) d'un son ?

A vérifier néanmoins...

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Note added at 1 hr (2008-08-19 16:26:32 GMT)
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peut aussi être associée à la vélarisation ?
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CynthiaPiaud
France
Local time: 07:39
Grading comment
Merci Cynthia!
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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
postériorisation


Explanation:
Par opposition à l'antériorisation (fronting) d'un son ?

A vérifier néanmoins...

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Note added at 1 hr (2008-08-19 16:26:32 GMT)
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peut aussi être associée à la vélarisation ?

CynthiaPiaud
France
Local time: 07:39
Works in field
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Merci Cynthia!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  FBrisson
1 hr
agree  Mohamed Mehenoun
2 hrs
agree  cenek tomas
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