fronting

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Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) A process whereby a vowel or a consonant is pronounced farther to the front of the vocal tract than some reference point.
2. (countable, uncountable) A phonological relationship where a front vowel is found in place of a relative back vowel in an inflected form of a word.
3. (countable, uncountable) An analogous relationship between the vowel sounds in a dialect of a language relative to the language standard or an earlier form of the language.
4. (countable, uncountable) The movement of a word of phrase to nearer the beginning of a sentence or clause than it would usually appear, often for emphasis. May also occur as part of the standard syntax of particular constructions (e.g. wh-fronting).
5. (countable, slang, uncountable) An act of putting on a false façade to impress people.

Verb

present participle and gerund of front

front

• Noun
• Adj
• Verb
• Intj

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Synonimy

facing

confronting

opposite

face to face

in front

not averted

Tłumaczenia

المواجهة

anteposició

gegenüberstehend

antéposition

anteposición

Wymawiane jako (IPA)

/ˈfɹʌntɪŋ/