Sonority Scale
Definition:
The sonority scale is a list of phonetic segments showing the relative resonance of phonetic segments in relation to other segments.
Discussion:
Sonority is the resonance of a sound in relation to other sounds. A sonority scale shows the sonority of a sound in relation to other sounds.
See Also:
Also Known As:
The scale of consonantal strength
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Additional Information:
Here is a diagram that shows the relative sonority of different phones:
This page is an extract from the LinguaLinks Library. Version 5.0 published on CD-ROM by SIL International, 2003.