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часокількість

English translation: length, quantity

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Ukrainian term or phrase:часокількість
English translation:length, quantity
Entered by: Marina Aleyeva

12:22 Aug 19, 2010
Ukrainian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Linguistics
Ukrainian term or phrase: часокількість
Окремі фонеми можуть розрізнятися між собою часокількісно.
Oleksandra Litvinyak
Local time: 22:59
quantity
Explanation:
рос. длительность.

ЧАСОКІЛЬКІСТЬ, -кості, ж., лінгв. Тривалість звуку в процесі мовлення.
http://www.slovnyk.net/?swrd=�����������&x=0&y=0

Length or quantity refers to the abstracted duration of the vowel.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vowel

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Note added at 11 mins (2010-08-19 12:34:03 GMT)
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In phonetics, length or quantity is a feature of sounds that are distinctively longer than other sounds. There are long vowels as well as long consonants (the latter are often called geminates).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Length_(phonetics)
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Marina Aleyeva
Israel
Local time: 22:59
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quantity


Explanation:
рос. длительность.

ЧАСОКІЛЬКІСТЬ, -кості, ж., лінгв. Тривалість звуку в процесі мовлення.
http://www.slovnyk.net/?swrd=�����������&x=0&y=0

Length or quantity refers to the abstracted duration of the vowel.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vowel

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Note added at 11 mins (2010-08-19 12:34:03 GMT)
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In phonetics, length or quantity is a feature of sounds that are distinctively longer than other sounds. There are long vowels as well as long consonants (the latter are often called geminates).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Length_(phonetics)

Marina Aleyeva
Israel
Local time: 22:59
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