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Sibilant vs Sigmatism - What's the difference?

sibilant | sigmatism |

As nouns the difference between sibilant and sigmatism

is that sibilant is (phonetics) a hissing sound such as the 's' or 'sh' in 'sash' or 'surge' while sigmatism is a lisp.

As an adjective sibilant

is characterized by a hissing sound such as the "s" or "sh" in sash'' or ''surge .

sibilant

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Characterized by a hissing sound such as the "s" or "sh" in sash'' or ''surge .
  • * 1960 : Harper Lee, To Kill A Mockingbird
    • She had a curious habit of prefacing everything she said with a soft sibilant sound.
    "S-s-s Grace," she said, "it's just like I was telling Brother Hutson the other day. 'S-s-s Brother Hutson,' I said, 'looks like we're fighting a losing battle, a losing battle.' I said."

    Derived terms

    * sibilantly

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (phonetics) A hissing sound such as the 's' or 'sh' in 'sash' or 'surge'.
  • * 1955 : H. A. Gleason, An Introduction to Descriptive Linguistics , page 194, section 14.7
    • Groove fricatives all have more or less of an [s]-like quality, and are for this reason sometimes called sibilants .

    Derived terms

    * shibilant

    Synonyms

    * (phonetics) groove fricative

    Related terms

    * sibilance * sibilancy * sibilate * sibilation ----

    sigmatism

    English

    Noun

  • A lisp.
  • Defective pronunciation of sibilant sounds.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2007, date=October 30, author=C. Claiborne Ray, title=Whence the Whistle?, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=The flaw in pronouncing a sibilant S, which speech therapists call sigmatism , can follow even minor changes to the way the tongue aligns with the teeth. }}