Juncture

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Juncture, in linguistics, is the manner of moving (transition) between two successive syllables in speech.[1] An important type of juncture is the suprasegmental phonemic cue by means of which a listener can distinguish between two otherwise identical sequences of sounds that have different meanings.[1]

  1. ^ a b Nicolosi, Harryman & Kresheck 2004, p. 166.