Difference between revisions of "Ballistic movement"

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'''Ballastic movement''' refers to a rapid, loose movement of an articulator, as e.g. in flap articulation.  
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'''Ballistic movement''' refers to a rapid, loose movement of an articulator, as e.g. in a [[flap]] articulation.  
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The word ''ballistic'' (derived from the Greek verb 'throw') is applied to movements such as those in flaps because it is assumed the movement is entirely planned ahead of time with no possibility to control it once it has begun.
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Revision as of 21:32, 13 March 2008

Ballistic movement refers to a rapid, loose movement of an articulator, as e.g. in a flap articulation.

Comment

The word ballistic (derived from the Greek verb 'throw') is applied to movements such as those in flaps because it is assumed the movement is entirely planned ahead of time with no possibility to control it once it has begun.


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Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics