What is word articulation

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Articulation is the act of expressing something in a coherent verbal form, or an aspect of pronunciation involving the articulatory organs. … (The joints themselves can also be called articulations.) This noun also describes the act of joining things in such a way that makes motion possible.

What does articulation mean?

1a : a joint or juncture between bones or cartilages in the skeleton of a vertebrate. b : a movable joint between rigid parts of an animal. 2a : the action or manner of jointing or interrelating the articulation of the limbs.

What is an example of articulation?

The definition of articulation is a fixed or movable joint between two bones. An example of articulation is a knee which is between the bones in the calf and thigh. The act of vocal expression; utterance or enunciation.

How do you describe articulation?

Articulation (pronunciation and talking) is the ability to physically move the tongue, lips, teeth and jaw to produce sequences of speech sounds, which make up words and sentences.

What does articulation mean in joints?

An articulation, or joint, is where two bones come together. In terms of the amount of movement they allow, there are three types of joints: immovable, slightly movable and freely movable.

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артикуляция, сочленение, соединение, сустав, шарнир

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Словосочетания

articulation reference equivalent — эквивалент затухания по разборчивости  
cricoarytenoid articulation — перстнечерпаловидный сустав  
cricothyroid articulation — перстнещитовидный сустав  
cuneonavicular articulation — клиноладьевидный сустав  
de articulation — деление на составные части; отчётливое произношение; разделение  
de-articulation — деление на составные части; отчётливое произношение; разделение  
dental articulation — дентальная артикуляция; скользящая окклюзия; зубная артикуляция  
double articulation — двойное членение  
ellipsoid articulation — эллипсовидный сустав; мыщелковый сустав  
equivalent articulation loss — эквивалент затухания по разборчивости; эквивалент потерь артикуляции  

Примеры с переводом

Возможные однокоренные слова

articulated  — сочлененный
articulationist  — логопед, обучающий звуковой речи глухонемых
disarticulation  — разъединение, расчленение, экзартикуляция, вычленение, дезартикуляция

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle English articulacioun, from Old French articulacion, from Medieval Latin articulatio. Equivalent to articulate +‎ -ion.

Pronunciation[edit]

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ɑːˌtɪk.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ɑɹˌtɪk.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/
• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun[edit]

articulation (countable and uncountable, plural articulations)

1. (countable or uncountable) A joint or the collection of joints at which something is articulated, or hinged, for bending.

   The articulation allowed the robot to move around corners.

2. (countable) A manner or method by which elements of a system are connected.

   • 2004, R. Meersman, On the move to meaningful internet systems 2004, page 945:

     In this paper, we make a step forward, by considering term to query articulations, that is articulations relating queries of one source to terms in another

3. (uncountable) The quality, clarity or sharpness of speech.

   His volume is reasonable, but his articulation could use work.

4. (linguistics) The manner in which a phoneme is pronounced.
5. (music, uncountable) The manner in which something is articulated (tongued, slurred or bowed).

   The articulation in this piece is tricky because it alternates between legato and staccato.

6. (accounting) The interrelation and congruence of the flow of data between financial statements of an entity, especially between the income statement and balance sheet.
   • 1991, Stephen P. Taylor, “From Moneyflows Accounts to Flow-of-Funds Accounts”, printed in John C. Dawson (editor), Flow-of-Funds Analysis: A Handbook for Practitioners, M.E. Sharpe (1996), →ISBN, page 103:

     At the time the outstanding distinction that could be seen between Copeland-Fed on the one hand and Goldsmith-Friend on the other was that the flow-of-funds system explicitly included nonfinancial transactions in the statistical structure in direct articulation with financial flows and stocks.

   • 2005, David T. Collins, “Accounting and Financial Reporting Issues”, Chapter 6 of Robert L. Brown and Alan S. Gutterman (editors), Emerging Companies Guide: A Resource for Professionals and Entrepreneurs, American Bar Association, →ISBN, page 169:

     Particular income statement accounts (revenues and expenses) are linked to particular balance sheet accounts (assets and liabilities); that is, there is articulation between the income statement and the balance sheet.

   • 2005, Roger L. Burritt, “Challenges for Environmental Management Accounting”, Chapter 2 of Pall M. Rikhardsson et al. (editors), Implementing Environmental Management Accounting: Status and Challenges, Springer, →ISBN, page 28:

     The emphasis on articulated information about environmental liabilities in the management accounts is not stressed. Articulation between stock and flow information in physical environment terms receives less attention.

7. (education) The induction of a pupil into a new school or college.
   • 1949, Wilfred Mason Landrus, Articulation Between the Elementary and Secondary School Levels (page 47)

     The latter reason ranked first in Item 1 as the reason for liking high school this year, giving emphasis to the fact that differences in the new school level may be either a factor of articulation, depending somewhat on how well informed the student is about his new level.

   • 1950, Committee on High School-College Relationships, High School-college Curriculum Articulation in Minnesota (page 18)

     A survey of college provisions for high school-college articulation cannot alone serve to describe the total effort that is being made or should be made in this direction.

Derived terms[edit]

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• articulate
• articulatory

Translations[edit]

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin articulātiō. Synchronically analysable as articuler +‎ -ation.

Pronunciation[edit]

• IPA^(key): /aʁ.ti.ky.la.sjɔ̃/

Noun[edit]

articulation f (plural articulations)

1. (anatomy) joint (joint with freedom to rotate)
2. articulation (quality, clarity or sharpness of speech)

Derived terms[edit]

• mode d’articulation
• point d’articulation

Descendants[edit]

• → Turkish: artikülasyon

Further reading[edit]

• “articulation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Articulation and phonology are both concerned with the sounds in a language. Phonology is the system of contrastive relationships among the speech sounds that constitute the fundamental components of a language. Articulation is the formation of a speech sound by constriction of the airflow in the vocal organs at a particular place and in a particular way. Articulation is categorized under phonetics. The main difference between articulation and phonology is that phonology belongs to theoretical linguistics whereas articulation is studied under descriptive linguistics.

This article explains,

1.  What is Articulation? – Definition, Meaning, and Characteristics

2. What is Phonology? – Definition, Meaning, and Characteristics

3. What is the Difference Between Articulation and Phonology? 

What is Articulation

Articulation is the movement of the tongue, lips, jaw, and other speech organs in order to make speech sounds. The act of expelling air from the lungs produces sounds. But, a speech sound is produced by the constriction of the airflow in the vocal organs at a particular place and in a particular way. In other words, speech sounds are produced when two speech organs come close to each other and contact each other, so as to create an obstruction that shapes the air in a particular fashion.

Tongue, lips, teeth, palate, jaw are the speech organs that help us produce speech sounds. The exact point where the obstruction occurs is known as the place of articulation and the manner in which this obstruction is called the place of articulation.

Place of Articulation

Given below are the places of articulation used in the English language.

Manner of Articulation

The manner of articulation can be categorized into the degree of stricture, alternative air flow and dynamic movement of the tongue.

Degree of Stricture (the extent of the blockage)

Stop – Complete blockage followed by sudden release (Ex: t, d, p, b, k, g)

Fricative – Incomplete blockage but causes a significant airflow turbulence (Ex: f, v, s, z, sh, zh)

Affricate – Complete blockage followed by a gradual release. Combination of stop and fricative (Ex: ch and j)

Approximant – Incomplete blockage and the airflow is smooth (Ex: r, y, w, and h)

Alternative Air Flow

Nasal – Complete blockage of air out the mouth; air freely flows out the nose (Ex: m, n, ng)

Lateral – Complete blockage of air by the center of the tongue; air flows out the sides of the tongue (Ex: l)

Movement of the Tongue

Flap – Very short complete blockage of air, but doesn’t cause any pressure buildup or release burst (Ex: American English pronunciation of t and d between vowels)

What is Phonology

Phonology is the branch of linguistics that deals with the systematic organization of sounds in languages. It is the study of sounds, particularly different patterns of sounds in different languages. Phonology studies how sounds are combined together to form words and how words and sounds alternate in different languages. Thus, it is also concerned with history and theory of sound changes in a language or in two or more related languages.

According to linguists, phonetics belongs to theoretical linguistics since it is concerned with the function of sounds within a given language or across languages. It is different from phonetics which is concerned with the production of sound.

Difference Between Articulation and Phonology

Definition

Articulation is the movement of the tongue, lips, jaw, and other speech organs in order to make speech sounds.

Phonology is the branch of linguistics that deals with the systematic organization of sounds in languages.

Category

Articulation is concerned with the production of sounds. Thus, it belongs to descriptive linguistics.

Phonology belongs to theoretical linguistics.

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ar·tic·u·la·tion

 (är-tĭk′yə-lā′shən)

n.

1. The act of vocal expression; utterance or enunciation: an articulation of the group’s sentiments.

2.

a. The act or manner of producing a speech sound.

b. A speech sound, especially a consonant.

3.

a. A jointing together or being jointed together.

b. The method or manner of jointing.

4. Anatomy

a. A fixed or movable joint between bones.

b. A movable joint between inflexible parts of the body of an animal, as the divisions of an appendage in arthropods.

5. Botany

a. A joint between two separable parts, as a leaf and a stem.

b. A node or a space on a stem between two nodes.

6. The conversion of a student’s credits at one school to credits at another school by comparing the curricula.

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ar·tic′u·la·to′ry (-lə-tôr′ē), ar·tic′u·la′tive (-lā′tĭv, -lə-tĭv) adj.

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articulation

(ɑːˌtɪkjʊˈleɪʃən)

n

1. the act or process of speaking or expressing in words

2. (Phonetics & Phonology)

a. the process of articulating a speech sound

b. the sound so produced, esp a consonant

3. the act or the state of being jointed together

4. the form or manner in which something is jointed

5. (Zoology) zoology

a. a joint such as that between bones or arthropod segments

b. the way in which jointed parts are connected

6. (Botany) botany the part of a plant at which natural separation occurs, such as the joint between leaf and stem

7. a joint or jointing

arˈticulatory adj

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ar•tic•u•la•tion

(ɑrˌtɪk yəˈleɪ ʃən)

n.

1. the act or process of articulating.

2.

a. the act or process of articulating speech.

b. the adjustments and movements of speech organs involved in pronouncing a sound.

c. a speech sound, esp. a consonant.

3. the act of jointing.

4. a jointed state or formation; a joint.

5.

a. the point of attachment of a leaf.

b. a node in a stem, or the stem between two nodes.

6. a joint between bones or between movable segments of an exoskeleton.

7. the relation of opposing tooth surfaces as they come into contact during jaw movement.

[1400–50; late Middle English < Middle French < Latin]

ar•tic′u•la•to`ry (-ləˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i) adj.

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	articulation — the aspect of pronunciation that involves bringing articulatory organs together so as to shape the sounds of speech affrication — the conversion of a simple stop consonant into an affricate aspiration — a manner of articulation involving an audible release of breath epenthesis — the insertion of a vowel or consonant into a word to make its pronunciation easier; «the insertion of a vowel in the plural of the word `bush’ is epenthesis» nasalisation, nasalization — the act of nasalizing; the utterance of sounds modulated by the nasal resonators pronunciation — the manner in which someone utters a word; «they are always correcting my pronunciation» retroflection, retroflexion — an articulatory gesture made by turning the tip of the tongue back against the roof of the mouth diction, enunciation — the articulation of speech regarded from the point of view of its intelligibility to the audience syncopation, syncope — (phonology) the loss of sounds from within a word (as in `fo’c’sle’ for `forecastle’) sandhi — the articulatory process whereby the pronunciation of a word or morpheme changes when it is followed immediately by another (especially in fluent speech) thickness — indistinct articulation; «judging from the thickness of his speech he had been drinking heavily» trill — the articulation of a consonant (especially the consonant `r’) with a rapid flutter of the tongue against the palate or uvula; «he pronounced his R’s with a distinct trill»
	2.	articulation — the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made join, joint, junction, juncture esophagogastric junction, oesophagogastric junction — the junction between the esophagus and the stomach epithelium connexion, link, connection — a connecting shape
	3.	articulation — expressing in coherent verbal form; «the articulation of my feelings»; «I gave voice to my feelings» voice verbal expression, verbalism, expression — the communication (in speech or writing) of your beliefs or opinions; «expressions of good will»; «he helped me find verbal expression for my ideas»; «the idea was immediate but the verbalism took hours»
	4.	articulation — (anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion) articulatio, joint fetlock, fetlock joint — the joint between the cannon bone and the pastern hock-joint, hock — tarsal joint of the hind leg of hoofed mammals; corresponds to the human ankle stifle, knee — joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee elbow — the joint of a mammal or bird that corresponds to the human elbow body part — any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity hip socket — the socket part of the ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and the innominate bone articular muscle — a muscle that inserts directly onto the capsule of a joint articulatory system — the system of joints in the body fibrous joint, sutura, suture — an immovable joint (especially between the bones of the skull) articulatio synovialis, diarthrosis, synovial joint — a joint so articulated as to move freely endoskeleton — the internal skeleton; bony and cartilaginous structure (especially of vertebrates) anatomy, general anatomy — the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals
	5.	articulation — the act of joining things in such a way that motion is possible joining, connexion, connection — the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication); «the joining of hands around the table»; «there was a connection via the internet»

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articulation

noun

1. expression, delivery, pronunciation, speech, saying, talking, voicing, speaking, utterance, diction, enunciation, vocalization, verbalization an actor able to sustain clear articulation over long periods

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articulation

noun

1. The act or an instance of expressing in words:

2. The use of the speech organs to produce sounds:

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Translations

وُضوح مَخارِج الحُروف

artikulace

artikulationudtale

artikulációösszeillesztés

framburîur

artikulácia

seçkin anlatım

articulation

[ɑːˌtɪkjʊˈleɪʃən] N

1. (= expression) [of thoughts, feelings] → expresión f

2. (= pronunciation) [of word, sentence] → articulación f

Collins Spanish Dictionary — Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

articulation

[ɑː^rˌtɪkjuˈleɪʃ^ən] n

(= expression) [idea, feeling, grievances] → expression f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

articulation

n

(Anat) → Gelenkverbindung f

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

articulate

(aːˈtikjuleit) verb

to speak or pronounce. The teacher articulated (his words) very carefully.

(-lət) adjective

able to express one’s thoughts clearly. He’s unusually articulate for a three-year-old child.

arˈticulately (-lət-) adverbarˈticulateness (-lət-) nounarˌticuˈlation noun

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

ar·tic·u·la·tion

n. articulación.

1. unión de dos o más huesos;

2. pronunciación clara y distinta de los sonidos de las palabras;

___ disorders → trastornos de la ___.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

• Defenition of the word articulation

  • Any part of the body where two bones join.
  • A joint or place between two parts of a plant (like a leaf and a branch), where separation may take place spontaneously.
  • the act of joining things in such a way that motion is possible
  • bringing articulatory organs together so as to shape the sounds of speech
  • the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made
  • expressing in coherent verbal form; «the articulation of my feelings» or «I gave voice to my feelings»
  • (anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton especially if the articulatio allows motion
  • (anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if the articulation allows motion)
  • expressing in coherent verbal form; «the articulation of my feelings»; «I gave voice to my feelings»
  • the aspect of pronunciation that involves bringing articulatory organs together so as to shape the sounds of speech
  • (anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion)
  • expressing in coherent verbal form

Synonyms for the word articulation

• • articulatio
  • communication
  • enunciation
  • expression
  • join
  • joint
  • junction
  • juncture
  • pronunciation
  • speech
  • verbalization
  • voice

Similar words in the articulation

• • articulation
  • articulation’s

Meronymys for the word articulation

• • articular muscle
  • articulatory system
  • endoskeleton
  • hip socket

Hyponyms for the word articulation

• • affrication
  • articulatio synovialis
  • aspiration
  • diarthrosis
  • diction
  • elbow
  • enunciation
  • epenthesis
  • esophagogastric junction
  • fetlock
  • fetlock joint
  • fibrous joint
  • hock
  • hock-joint
  • knee
  • nasalisation
  • nasalization
  • oesophagogastric junction
  • retroflection
  • retroflexion
  • sandhi
  • stifle
  • sutura
  • suture
  • syncopation
  • syncope
  • synovial joint
  • thickness
  • trill

Hypernyms for the word articulation

• • body part
  • connecting
  • connection
  • connexion
  • expression
  • joining
  • link
  • pronunciation
  • verbal expression
  • verbalism

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