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• Obstruent
  ...ract; the air pressure is built up inside the cavity. Obstruents share the feature [-son]. ...e feature theory]], obstruents are represented with the minus-value of the feature [son] or [sonorant].
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• Structure-changing rule
  The feature [voice] is distinctive within the class of obstruents, but non-distinctive in the class of sonorants. If there is a rule which devoices obstruents in
  961 bytes (130 words) - 08:11, 16 August 2014
• Structure-building rule
  the feature [voice] is distinctive within the class of obstruents, but non-distinctive in the class of sonorants. The latter fact can be expressed by leaving [voi
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• Substantive universal
  Examples are [[feature]]s (such as the distinctive features of phonology, as listed in Chomsky & Halle 1968), categories (such
  652 bytes (83 words) - 15:32, 30 July 2007
• Speech sound
  ...f initial [[language acquisition]], or as non-distinctive, sub-segmental [[feature]]s of phonemes.
  403 bytes (58 words) - 19:56, 24 July 2010
• Feature
  In contemporary linguistics, the term '''feature''' is used in several ways. Two main uses can be distinguished: ...e]]. For example, the English noun ''bread'' carries the value '+' for the feature [countability].
  4 KB (612 words) - 19:54, 24 July 2010
• Geminate
  In Japanese gemination is a distinctive phonological feature.
  869 bytes (113 words) - 18:32, 20 September 2014
• Tone
  ...ed to distinguish lexical items. In such languages tone is a [[distinctive feature]]. The most common opposition is that between a high and a low tone. But al
  944 bytes (152 words) - 18:57, 29 August 2014