Segmentation

Japanese: segmentation

…As such, the division of single sounds is not always clear. In generative phonology, the main parts that make up the flow of linguistic sounds are called segments, and the division of the flow of speech sounds into segments is called segmentation. Stop sounds consist of a "closing" stage, in which the upper organ attached to the upper jaw comes into contact with the lower organ attached to the lower jaw, a "sustaining" stage in which this closure continues for a certain period of time, blocking the air coming out of the lungs, and a "release" stage in which the upper and lower organs in contact are separated to produce a plosive sound. …

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Japanese:

…このように単音の区分は必ずしも明確でない。生成音韻論では言語音声の流れの中でこれを構成する主要部分を分節音segmentと呼び，発話の音の流れを分節音に分けることを分節segmentationと称している。閉鎖音は，上顎に付着する上位器官と下顎に付着する下位器官が接触する〈閉鎖〉の段階と，この閉鎖がある時間続いて肺から出てくる空気をせき止める〈持続〉の段階，それに接触した上下の器官を引き離して破裂音を発する〈開放〉の段階から成る。…

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