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/p??z??.?n/the place where something or someone is, often in relation to ...See more atposition
(Definition ofpositionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary? Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofword-final position
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.In prosodicword-finalposition, deletion is better than retention for all except the low vowels.From theCambridge English CorpusUnfortunately, there are no other sequences of consonants that occur in both word-initial and word-finalpositionmaking this alternative articulatory account difficult to disprove.From theCambridge English CorpusWith this ranking, non-deletion is always better than deletion when not in prosodicword-finalposition.From theCambridge English CorpusFinally, inword-finalposition, advanced learners of both languages mastered voicing and length but not manner.From theCambridge English CorpusFor the non-low vowels in prosodicword-finalposition, the grammar has to rate the deletion candidate better than the non-deletion candidate.From theCambridge English CorpusAn unstressed syllable in prosodicword-finalpositionis arguably prosodically weaker than an unstressed syllable anywhere else in the prosodic word.From theCambridge English CorpusWhile differing in detail, these authors agree that short lax vowels (except schwa) are excluded fromword-finalpositionand before another vowel.From theCambridge English CorpusIn concluding, they suggest a functionalist approach to the problem which sees vowel lengthening inword-finalpositionas the ' main contrast-carrying feature ' (p. 37).From theCambridge English CorpusOne finds the same phenomenon of neutralisation to voiceless aspirates inword-finalpositionin second-language production.From theCambridge English CorpusThis might lead us to expect that complex syllable structure will develop in word-initial position before it does inword-finalposition.From theCambridge English CorpusThus, we might expect similar accuracy on /s/+stop clusters in both word-initial andword-finalposition.From theCambridge English CorpusFor the contrast inword-finalpositionwe have to distinguish between phrase-final and phrase-medial contexts.From theCambridge English CorpusThe same variants occur in prosodicword-finalpositionas elsewhere in the prosodic word.From theCambridge English CorpusAs we will see presently, there is one site in which hardening occurs to the total exclusion of shortening - adult long vowels in absoluteword-finalposition.From theCambridge English CorpusNot surprisingly, it patterned more like /f/, a rare wordfinal fricative, than like /s/, which is common inword-finalposition.From theCambridge English CorpusThese examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.Want to learn more?Go to the definition ofpositionSee other collocations withposition#https://dictionary.cambridge.org/example/english/word-final-position##
