backness

The only thing that remained was the "backness" of the sound which came to be reinterpreted as /w/ and consistently written with the letter vee once the ancestors of Etruscans, Lemnians and Rhaetic finally adopted their alphabet.

The loss of mediofinal 'h' in Pre-Proto-Etruscan 2008

The only thing that remained was the "backness" of the sound which came to be reinterpreted as /w/ and consistently written with the letter vee once the ancestors of Etruscans, Lemnians and Rhaetic finally adopted their alphabet.

Archive 2008-05-01 2008

Thus far, I've been satisfied with a 4-vowel system of *a, *i, *u and *ə, forming a pleasant V-shape when you graph it out on paper using the dimensions of height and backness.

Prehistoric isoglosses in Proto-Steppe 2009

Thus far, I've been satisfied with a 4-vowel system of *a, *i, *u and *ə, forming a pleasant V-shape when you graph it out on paper using the dimensions of height and backness.

Archive 2009-10-01 2009

When in reality I'm thousands of miles away from being relaxed I will satisfy for artificial laid-backness provided by the comfort of strolling along with my hands in my pockets.

scorpi07 Diary Entry scorpi07 2005

I think the uniqueness behind San Diego is the "laid backness."

Paramus Post 2010

Jim was a great guy and the epitome of laid-backness -- but obviously, he knew …

Chicago Reader 2010

Essentially, the larger city you are in in Spain, the less laid back it is (mind you, the baseline laid-backness is still pretty high).

Ask MetaFilter simpleton 2010

Those of us in North America will get a chance to hear all this laid - backness in person this fall, when

Pitchfork: Latest News Ryan Dombal 2010

On the final stretch from Berlin to Austin last night, there were telltale signs here and there that this city that's somehow found a delicious balance between vibrant creativity and sheer unassuming laid-backness is about to bust into its brightest annual bloom.

GreenCine Daily 2009