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Implosive | Implosives

Implosive meaning

Formed by implosion.

Using Implosive

  • The main meaning on this page is: Formed by implosion.
  • In the example corpus, implosive often appears in combinations such as: implosive stops, the implosive.

Context around Implosive

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 20.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 2 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

voiced 1× egressive 1×

Often after:

stops 3× affricates 1× nature 1×

Sentence patterns with Implosive

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

cases the implosive nature of 1× glottalic egressive implosive stops glottalic 1× implosive stops are 1× that the implosive stops were 1× the voiced implosive or closing 1× uncommon but implosive affricates and 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

implosive stops are 1× in both cases 1× note that the 1× some languages have 1×

Common sentence endings:

choice of symbol 1× consonants lingual ingressive 1× fricatives are rare 1× inside a word 1× they were unvoiced 1×

Words around Implosive

Just before it in the word index:

implosions 4 implosion 111 imploring 60 implores 34 implored 195 implore 73

Just after it in the word index:

implosives 2 imply 614 implying 411 impolite 24 impolitely 2 impoliteness 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaas 7 aacc 7 aacs 7 aafes 7 aah 7 aankh 7

Corpus analysis for Implosive

  • In this selection, "implosive" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 20.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, voiced, egressive, stops, affricates and nature stand out and add context to how "implosive" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include cases the implosive nature of and glottalic egressive implosive stops glottalic. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "implosive" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with implosive

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

Implosive stops are not uncommon, but implosive affricates and fricatives are rare. (12 words)

Note that the implosive stops were unaffected, and in fact developed tonally as if they were unvoiced. (17 words)

In both cases, the implosive nature of the stops does not appear to have had any role in the choice of symbol. (22 words)

Longer example sentences

It has also been suggested that the āytam was used to represent the voiced implosive (or closing part or the first half) of geminated voiced plosives inside a word. (29 words)

Some languages have stops made with other mechanisms as well: ejective stops ( glottalic egressive ), implosive stops ( glottalic ingressive ), or click consonants ( lingual ingressive ). (23 words)

In both cases, the implosive nature of the stops does not appear to have had any role in the choice of symbol. (22 words)

Example sentences (5)

Implosive stops are not uncommon, but implosive affricates and fricatives are rare.

In both cases, the implosive nature of the stops does not appear to have had any role in the choice of symbol.

It has also been suggested that the āytam was used to represent the voiced implosive (or closing part or the first half) of geminated voiced plosives inside a word.

Note that the implosive stops were unaffected, and in fact developed tonally as if they were unvoiced.

Some languages have stops made with other mechanisms as well: ejective stops ( glottalic egressive ), implosive stops ( glottalic ingressive ), or click consonants ( lingual ingressive ).

Common combinations with implosive

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "implosive" in a sentence?
An example: "Implosive stops are not uncommon, but implosive affricates and fricatives are rare." This page contains 5 example sentences with the word "implosive" from authentic English texts.
What does "implosive" mean?
Implosive means: Formed by implosion.
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