Difference between revisions of "Ballistic movement"
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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. | 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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[http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=Ballastic+movement&lemmacode=1136 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics] | [http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=Ballastic+movement&lemmacode=1136 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics] | ||
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[[Category:Phonetics]] | [[Category:Phonetics]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:43, 14 March 2008
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.
