Gesture

音姿

A term used in phonology for a matrix of features specifying a particular characteristic of a segment. For example, an “oral gesture” would specify all supraglottal characteristics (such as place and manner of articulation), and a “laryngeal gesture” would specify characteristics of phonation.

音系学术语，指标定一个音段某一特点的特征矩阵。例如，一个“口腔音姿”标定所有的声门上的特点（如发声部位和发音方式），而“咽腔音姿”标定发声活动的特点。