Postalveolar (definition)
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A post alveolar sound is pronounced with the tongue slightly behind the alveolar ridge in the mouth.
- the postalveolar sounds of English [ʃ], [ʒ], [dʒ], [tʃ]
- the postalveolar sounds of Gaelic [ʃ], [tʲ], [dʲ]
See Also
External Links
- http://www.viswiki.com/en/Postalveolar_consonant
- http://en.allexperts.com/e/p/po/postalveolar_consonant.htm
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References
- Crystal, David. (1997) A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. Oxford, UK: Blackwell.
- Ladefoged, D. (2010) A Course in Phonetics. 6th Edition. Wadsworth Publishing.