Glossary entry

Portuguese term or phrase:

à estrutura sonora

English translation:

into the sound structure of

Added to glossary by zabrowa
Jan 10, 2008 06:43
16 yrs ago
Portuguese term

à estrutura sonora

Portuguese to English Science Linguistics
Os processos fonológicos que ocorrem na integração dos empréstimos **à estrutura sonora** Dâw reafirmam as especificidades fonológicas da língua, tais como sua propriedade monossilábica, o status fonotático dos fonemas glotálicos em determinados contextos e a ocorrência de tons, segundo a fonotática da língua.

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The phonological processes that occur in the integration of loans to the Dâw sonorant structure reaffirms Dâw’s unique phonological attributes such as the preference for monosyllables, the phonotactic status of the glottal phonemes in certain contexts, and the occurrences of tones as stipulated by the language’s phonotactics. These processes are elaborated in section 3.
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into the sound structure of

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My understanding is that in this case "sonora" refers to sound in general.

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I checked it in three dictionaries: the basic meaning of "sonoro" is 'having to do with sound' . In linguistics, it can have the added technical meaning of 'sonorant', but that doesn't preclude using it in the usual sense of the word. Your context will tell you which is which.
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agree Marlene Curtis
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Thanks, Marlene!
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Dâw sonorant structure

sonorant n.
A usually voiced speech sound characterized by relatively free air flow through the vocal tract and capable of being syllabic, as a vowel, liquid, or nasal.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/sonorant

I think your solution is fine, focusing the Dâw's sonorant structure instead of sound's structure in general.
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