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Autosegmental is an English word. Below you'll find 6 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Autosegmental in a sentence

Autosegmental meaning

  1. Of or pertaining to autosegments.
  2. Of or pertaining to autosegmental phonology, a framework of phonological analysis that views phonological representations as consisting of parallel tiers of segments, rather than just one linear sequence of segments.

Using Autosegmental

  • The main meaning on this page is: Of or pertaining to autosegments. | Of or pertaining to autosegmental phonology, a framework of phonological analysis that views phonological representations as consisting of parallel tiers of segments, rather than just one linear sequence of segments.
  • In the example corpus, autosegmental often appears in combinations such as: the autosegmental, autosegmental formalism, of autosegmental.

Context around Autosegmental

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 3 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

formalism 3× analysis 2× rules 1× model 1×

Sentence patterns with Autosegmental

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

and an autosegmental analysis each 1× hypothesis of autosegmental analysis is 1× in the autosegmental formalism this 1× nasals the autosegmental formalism can 1× of the autosegmental model derive 1× rules the autosegmental formalism departs 1× structure of autosegmental rules the 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

examples place assimilation 1× in the autosegmental 1× structure of autosegmental 1× the working hypothesis 1×

Common sentence endings:

describing assimilation rules 1× exactly one tier 1× in a representation 1× language particular rules 1× of individual features 1× with a line 1×

Words around Autosegmental

Just before it in the word index:

autoscaling 2 autosave 5 autos 95 autoroutes 2 autoroute 7 autorollo 2

Just after it in the word index:

autosequence 2 autoshow 5 autosomal 30 autosome 3 autosomes 8 autosport 12

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaas 8 aacc 8 aacs 8 aafes 8 aankh 8 aaronic 8

Corpus analysis for Autosegmental

  • In this selection, "autosegmental" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 25.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, formalism, analysis and rules stand out and add context to how "autosegmental" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and an autosegmental analysis each and hypothesis of autosegmental analysis is. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "autosegmental" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with autosegmental

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

Examples Place assimilation in nasals Place assimilation in nasals The autosegmental formalism can be especially useful in describing assimilation rules. (20 words)

In the autosegmental formalism, this is depicted by placing the binary subfeature at a horizontal offset from the unary feature and connecting them with a line. (26 words)

There is a close relationship between analysis of segments into distinctive features and an autosegmental analysis; each feature in a language appears on exactly one tier. (26 words)

Longer example sentences

Structure of autosegmental rules The autosegmental formalism departs from the depiction of segments as matrices of features in order to show segments as connected groups of individual features. (28 words)

The working hypothesis of autosegmental analysis is that a large part of phonological generalizations can be interpreted as a restructuring or reorganization of the autosegments in a representation. (28 words)

Many of the most interesting predictions of the autosegmental model derive from the automatic effects of the Well-formedness Condition and their independence of language-particular rules. (27 words)

Example sentences (6)

Structure of autosegmental rules The autosegmental formalism departs from the depiction of segments as matrices of features in order to show segments as connected groups of individual features.

Examples Place assimilation in nasals Place assimilation in nasals The autosegmental formalism can be especially useful in describing assimilation rules.

In the autosegmental formalism, this is depicted by placing the binary subfeature at a horizontal offset from the unary feature and connecting them with a line.

Many of the most interesting predictions of the autosegmental model derive from the automatic effects of the Well-formedness Condition and their independence of language-particular rules.

There is a close relationship between analysis of segments into distinctive features and an autosegmental analysis; each feature in a language appears on exactly one tier.

The working hypothesis of autosegmental analysis is that a large part of phonological generalizations can be interpreted as a restructuring or reorganization of the autosegments in a representation.

Common combinations with autosegmental

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "autosegmental" in a sentence?
An example: "Structure of autosegmental rules The autosegmental formalism departs from the depiction of segments as matrices of features in order to show segments as connected groups of individual features." This page contains 6 example sentences with the word "autosegmental" from authentic English texts.
What does "autosegmental" mean?
Autosegmental means: Of or pertaining to autosegments.
How many example sentences with "autosegmental" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 6 example sentences with "autosegmental", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.