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'''Lateral''' sounds are made by positioning the tongue so that air travels along one or both sides of the tongue. These are the [l]-like sounds. English has one lateral sound [l]. Depending upon the dialect, Gaelic has at least 3 lateral sounds: [l, L, l'].

==See Also==
*[[Liquid (definition)]]
*[[Consonant (definition)]]
*[[Manner of Articulation (definition)]]
*[[Sounds of Scottish Gaelic]]

==External Links==
*http://akerbeltz.org/index.php?title=l_n_r
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*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lateral_consonant

==References==
*Ladefoged, D. (2010) ''A Course in Phonetics''. 6th Edition. Wadsworth Publishing.
*[[William Lamb|Lamb, William]] (2003) ''Scottish Gaelic''. 2nd edition. Munich: Lingcom Europa

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