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Fronting vs Backing - What's the difference?

fronting | backing |

As nouns the difference between fronting and backing

is that fronting is a process whereby a vowel or a consonant is pronounced farther to the front of the vocal tract than some reference point while backing is support, especially financial.

As verbs the difference between fronting and backing

is that fronting is present participle of front while backing is present participle of lang=en.

As an adjective backing is

that which provides support for the main performer.

fronting

English

Noun

  • (phonetics, phonology) A process whereby a vowel or a consonant is pronounced farther to the front of the vocal tract than some reference point.
  • (phonology) A phonological relationship where a front vowel is found in place of a relative back vowel in an inflected form of a word.
  • (linguistics) An analogous relationship between the vowel sounds in a dialect of a language relative to the language standard or an earlier form of the language.

    • Verb

    (head)

    • backing

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Support, especially financial.
    • It's a volunteer organization that works with backing from the city and a few grants.
  • A liner or other material added behind or underneath.
    • The cardboard backing gives the notebook a little extra stiffness.
  • (music) Musicians and vocalists who support the main performer

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • (music) That which provides support for the main performer

    • Verb

    (head)