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maintenance rehearsal n
see REHEARSAL
majority language n
the language spoken by the majority of the population in a country, such
as English in the USA. A language spoken by a group of people who form
a minority within a country is known as a minority language, such as
Italian and Spanish in the USA.
see also COMMUNITY LANGUAGE, NATIONAL LANGUAGE
Mancova n
an abbreviation for multivariate analysis of covariance
manner of articulation n
the way in which a speech sound is produced by the speech organs. There
are different ways of producing a speech sound. With CONSONANTS the
airstream may be:
a stopped and released suddenly (a STOP), e.g. /t/
b allowed to escape with friction (a FRICATIVE), e.g. /f/
c stopped and then released slowly with friction (an AFFRICATE), e.g.
/dÔ/ as in /dÔem/ gem.
The vocal cords may be vibrating (a voiced speech sound) or not (a
voiceless speech sound) (see VOICE 2 ).
With VOWELS, in addition to the position of the tongue in the mouth,
the lips may be:
a rounded, e.g. for /uN/ in /‹uN/ shoe; or
b spread, e.g. for /iN/ in /miNn/ mean.
see also FRICTIONLESS CONTINUANT, LATERAL, NASAL, PLACE OF ARTICULA-
TION
Manova n
an abbreviation for multivariate analysis of variance
manual method
manual method n
a method for teaching the hearing impaired, based on the use of SIGN--
LANGUAGE. There are many different manual communication systems;
some, such as American Sign Language (A.S.L.) have their own linguistic
rules which do not resemble the grammar of English. Those who are
entirely dependent on A.S.L. or similar manual codes may therefore have
difficulty reading, writing, or lip-reading English. Some manual codes
such as Signed English or the Pagett-Gorman system are based on English,
and learning to read and write English is easier for those who have
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