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-'''Velarization''' is a secondary articulation on consonants that references the back of the tongue's closeness to the velum. Velarized consonants like English's dark /l/ ([ɫ]), are produced with flatter tongue bodies as the back of the tongue approaches the soft palate. In the Celtic languages, velarization is also known as ''broadening'' and is distinct from ''slenderization'' (i.e. [[Attenuation (definition)|attenuation]]). This contrast is marked overtly in the Gaelic writing system; broad consonants are adjacent to one of the broad orthographic vowels <a, o, u>, while slender consonants are always adjacent to <i, e>.
+'''Velarization''' is a secondary articulation on consonants that references the back of the tongue's closeness to the velum. Velarized consonants like English's dark /l/ ([ɫ]), are produced with flatter tongue bodies as the back of the tongue approaches the soft palate. In the Celtic languages, velarization is also known as ''broadening'' and is distinct from ''slenderization'' (i.e. [[Attenuation (definition)|attenuation]]). The contrast is marked overtly in the Gaelic writing system; broad consonants are adjacent to one of the broad orthographic vowels <a, o, u>, while slender consonants are always adjacent to <i, e>.
-In Gaelic, velarization is sometimes used as a morphological cue in [[Noun Declension]].
+In Gaelic, velarization is sometimes used as a morphological cue in [[Noun Declension]] and is part of a four way phonemic contrast in sonorants.
 ==See Also==
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 **[[Orthography]]
 *[[Attenuation (definition)]]
+*[[Sounds of Scottish Gaelic]]

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−	'''Velarization''' is a secondary articulation on consonants that references the back of the tongue's closeness to the velum. Velarized consonants like English's dark /l/ ([ɫ]), are produced with flatter tongue bodies as the back of the tongue approaches the soft palate. In the Celtic languages, velarization is also known as ''broadening'' and is distinct from ''slenderization'' (i.e. [[Attenuation (definition)\|attenuation]]). This contrast is marked overtly in the Gaelic writing system; broad consonants are adjacent to one of the broad orthographic vowels <a, o, u> while slender consonants are always adjacent to ~~either~~ <i~~> or <~~e>.	+	'''Velarization''' is a secondary articulation on consonants that references the back of the tongue's closeness to the velum. Velarized consonants like English's dark /l/ ([ɫ]), are produced with flatter tongue bodies as the back of the tongue approaches the soft palate. In the Celtic languages, velarization is also known as ''broadening'' and is distinct from ''slenderization'' (i.e. [[Attenuation (definition)\|attenuation]]). This contrast is marked overtly in the Gaelic writing system; broad consonants are adjacent to one of the broad orthographic vowels <a, o, u>, while slender consonants are always adjacent to <i, e>.

	In Gaelic, velarization is sometimes used as a morphological cue in [[Noun Declension]].		In Gaelic, velarization is sometimes used as a morphological cue in [[Noun Declension]].

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-Velarization, also known as broadening in the literature on Gaelic, is a shift in pronunciation such that a sound is pronounced closure to the soft palate or velum. In Gaelic, velarization is sometimes used as a morphological cue in [[Noun Declension]].
+'''Velarization''' is a secondary articulation on consonants that references the back of the tongue's closeness to the velum. Velarized consonants like English's dark /l/ ([ɫ]), are produced with flatter tongue bodies as the back of the tongue approaches the soft palate. In the Celtic languages, velarization is also known as ''broadening'' and is distinct from ''slenderization'' (i.e. [[Attenuation (definition)|attenuation]]). This contrast is marked overtly in the Gaelic writing system; broad consonants are adjacent to one of the broad orthographic vowels <a, o, u> while slender consonants are always adjacent to either <i> or <e>.
 ==See Also==
 *[[Broad and Slender]]
 *[[Attenuation (definition)]]
-**[[Orthography]]
 ==External Links==
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 *http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velarization

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 *[[Slender (definition)]]
 *[[Broad and Slender]]
+*[[Attenuation (definition)]]
 ==External Links==

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−	Velarization, also known as broadening in the literature on Gaelic, is a shift in pronunciation such that a sound is pronounced closure to the soft palate or velum. In Gaelic, velarization is sometimes used as a morphological cue in [[Noun ~~Declensions~~]]	+	Velarization, also known as broadening in the literature on Gaelic, is a shift in pronunciation such that a sound is pronounced closure to the soft palate or velum. In Gaelic, velarization is sometimes used as a morphological cue in [[Noun Declension]].

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