autosegmental

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

autosegment +‎ -al

Adjective[edit]

autosegmental (not comparable)

  1. (phonology) Of or pertaining to autosegments.
  2. (phonology) Of or pertaining to autosegmental phonology, a framework of phonological analysis that views phonological representations as consisting of parallel tiers of segments, rather than just one linear sequence of segments.