Meaning of Fronting | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A process whereby a vowel or a consonant is pronounced farther to the front of the vocal tract than some reference point.
   countable, uncountable
2. A phonological relationship where a front vowel is found in place of a relative back vowel in an inflected form of a word.
   countable, uncountable
3. 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.
   countable, uncountable
4. 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).
   countable, uncountable
5. An act of putting on a false façade to impress people.
   countable, slang, uncountable

Equivalents

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