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Alternants in a sentence

Alternants meaning

plural of alternant

Using Alternants

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of alternant

Context around Alternants

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 0 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

palatal 1× dental 1× voiced 1×

Often after:

look 1×

Sentence patterns with Alternants

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

the palatal alternants of velars 1× their voiced alternants look mysteriously 1× where dental alternants do not 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

however the syllabic 1× the palatal alternants 1×

Common sentence endings:

formation described below 1× look mysteriously haphazard 1×

Words around Alternants

Just before it in the word index:

alterman 5 alterity 5 altering 484 alteri 3 alterego 2 altered 1.203

Just after it in the word index:

alternate 1.492 alternated 98 alternately 181 alternates 110 alternating 427 alternatingly 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabb 4 aabria 4 aacha 4 aacta 4 aadu 4 aafmaa 4

Corpus analysis for Alternants

  • In this selection, "alternants" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 27.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, palatal, dental, voiced and look stand out and add context to how "alternants" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include the palatal alternants of velars and their voiced alternants look mysteriously. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "alternants" sits close to words such as aabb, aabria and aacha, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with alternants

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

However, the syllabic stress shift erased the conditioning environment, and made the variation between voiceless fricatives and their voiced alternants look mysteriously haphazard. (23 words)

The palatal alternants of velars occur before front vowels in all other environments, where dental alternants do not occur, as well as in various places in inflection and word formation described below. (32 words)

Longer example sentences

The palatal alternants of velars occur before front vowels in all other environments, where dental alternants do not occur, as well as in various places in inflection and word formation described below. (32 words)

However, the syllabic stress shift erased the conditioning environment, and made the variation between voiceless fricatives and their voiced alternants look mysteriously haphazard. (23 words)

Example sentences (2)

The palatal alternants of velars occur before front vowels in all other environments, where dental alternants do not occur, as well as in various places in inflection and word formation described below.

However, the syllabic stress shift erased the conditioning environment, and made the variation between voiceless fricatives and their voiced alternants look mysteriously haphazard.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "alternants" in a sentence?
An example: "The palatal alternants of velars occur before front vowels in all other environments, where dental alternants do not occur, as well as in various places in inflection and word formation described below." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "alternants" from authentic English texts.
What does "alternants" mean?
Alternants means: plural of alternant
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