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| + | this term is used to classify sounds by the way they sound, in this case this term refers to sounds that are produced by a free airflow and positioning of the vocal cord so spontaneous voicing is possible. This class of sounds is also known as approximants (liquids, vowels, nasals and laterals all fall in to this category. | ||
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| + | Crystal, David. A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. The language library. Oxford, UK: Blackwell, 1997. | ||
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| + | Crystal, David, and David Crystal. The Penguin Dictionary of Language. London: Penguin, 1999. | ||
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this term is used to classify sounds by the way they sound, in this case this term refers to sounds that are produced by a free airflow and positioning of the vocal cord so spontaneous voicing is possible. This class of sounds is also known as approximants (liquids, vowels, nasals and laterals all fall in to this category.
See Also
External Links
References
Crystal, David. A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. The language library. Oxford, UK: Blackwell, 1997.
Crystal, David, and David Crystal. The Penguin Dictionary of Language. London: Penguin, 1999.
