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An alveolar consonant is a sound made by the tongue touching the alveolar ridge, the bony ridge behind the upper teeth and in front of the palate.

*the alveolar consonants of English are [t, d, s, z, l, ɹ, n]
*the alveolar consonants of Gaelic are [n, s, l, r, ɾ]

==See Also==
*[[Velar (definition)]]
*[[Glottal (definition)]]
*[[Dental (definition)]]
*[[Labial (definition)]]
*[[Palatal (definition)]]
*[[Pharyngeal (definition)]]
*[[Place of Articulation (definition)]]
*[[Consonant (definition)]]

==External Links==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alveolar_consonant Wikipedia article on Alveolar Consonants]
*[http://www.paulmeier.com/ipa/charts.html Interactive IPA Charts]

==References==
*Crystal, David. (1997) ''A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics.''  Oxford, UK: Blackwell.
*Ladefoged, Peter (1993) ''A Course in Phonetics'' Third Edition. London: Harcourt Press.

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[[Category: Place of Articulation]]