Meaning of atr by Jimeno Álvarez

In Phonetics, ATR ( the English advanced tongue root ) It refers to a phonetic feature that appears on sounds articulated with the root of the tongue advanced, i.e., with an expansion of the pharyngeal cavity by a movement of the base of the tongue forward. The feature appears in the articulation of some vowels.Secondarily the feature [ATR] involves an additional tension on the lips. This tension sounds to the ear as some " 34 clarity; associated with a forming minor, purchased with the vowels which has feature [-ATR]. Sporadically used the name tense and lax vowels to reflect this phonetic nuance, although currently tend to use longer than the adjective " tense " It has other meanings in Phonetics.In the AFI the feature ATR is represented by [diacritic].