antiphony
Collocations
4ADJ.
functional
VERB + ANTIPHONY
uses
ANTIPHONY + NOUN
opposition, vowel
PREP.
in
Definitions
noun
Alternate, or responsive singing by a choir split into two parts; a piece sung or chanted in this manner.
Alternate, or responsive ideas or opinions; juxtaposition.
Besides that Cardan pleases himself with that Antiphonie in Nature, that as the Ostrich being a Bird, yet never shes in the Aire, so this Bird of Paradise should alwayes be in the Aire, and never rest upon the Earth.
Synonym of apophony (“contrastive vowel modification”).
Still another phase of language which interests Professor Orr is that of vowel antiphony in the functional development of language; e.g. the “front-back” vowel sequence (tittle-tattle, et patati et patata, etc.).
Roman Jakobson gives evidence to show how language uses ‘antiphony’ or vowel opposition in pairs of words with opposite meanings: ‘gleam’ and ‘gloom’, ‘here’ and ‘there’, or in French ‘petit’ and ‘grand’.
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noun — a verse or song to be chanted or sung in response
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3Besides that Cardan pleases himself with that Antiphonie in Nature, that as the Ostrich being a Bird, yet never shes in the Aire, so this Bird of Paradise should alwayes be in the Aire, and never rest
WiktionaryStill another phase of language which interests Professor Orr is that of vowel antiphony in the functional development of language; e.g. the “front-back” vowel sequence (tittle-tattle, et patati et pa
WiktionaryRoman Jakobson gives evidence to show how language uses ‘antiphony’ or vowel opposition in pairs of words with opposite meanings: ‘gleam’ and ‘gloom’, ‘here’ and ‘there’, or in French ‘petit’ and ‘gra
Wiktionary