Gimsonian
Definitions
Of or pertaining to A. C. Gimson (1917–1985), English phonetician.
Examples
“In the Gimsonian inventory of phonemes, the two diphthongs /aɪ/ and /aυ/ clearly contrast minimally with each other.”
“Thorne (2003: 110), though again using the Gimsonian symbol tradition of [æ] for what is universally acknowledged among linguists as being realised as [a] in all but the oldest RP [...]”
“A diphthong in Gimsonian tradition is a gliding vowel with a starting point⟳ and a quality change⟳ within one syllable.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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