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semi-vowel (n.)  
  
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Author : David Crystal
Book or Source : A dictionary of linguistics and phonetics
Page and Part : 431-19


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semi-vowel (n.)

A term used in the classification of CONSONANT sounds on the basis of their MANNER OF ARTICULATION: it refers to a sound functioning as a consonant but lacking the PHONETIC characteristics normally associated with consonants (such as FRICTION or CLOSURE); instead, its QUALITY is phonetically that of a VOWEL; though, occurring as it does at the MARGINS of a SYLLABLE, its DURATION is much less than that typical of vowels. The common examples in English are [w] and [j], as in wet and yet respectively. Some phoneticians refer to these sounds as a type of APPROXIMANT.