Difference between revisions of "Velar (definition)"

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A velar sound is produced with the back of the tongue approaching or touching the velum (also known as the soft palate) at the back of the mouth.

The velar sounds in English are [k] as in kick, [g] as in get, and [ŋ] the sound at the end of the word sing

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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-A velar sound is produced with the back of the tongue approaching or touching the velum, which is also known as the soft palate. These are not the same as velaric sounds (clicks).
+A velar sound is produced with the back of the tongue approaching or touching the velum (also known as the soft palate) at the back of the mouth.
-*The velar sounds in English are <nowiki>[k,g,ŋ]</nowiki>
+*The velar sounds in English are <nowiki>[k] as in kick, [g] as in get, and [ŋ] the sound at the end of the</nowiki> word ''sing''
 ==See Also==
+*[[Alveolar (definition)]]
+*[[Glottal (definition)]]
+*[[Dental (definition)]]
+*[[Labial (definition)]]
+*[[Palatal (definition)]]
+*[[Pharyngeal (definition)]]
+*[[Place of Articulation (definition)]]
+*[[Consonant (definition)]]
 ==External Links==
+*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velar
 ==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.
-Crystal, David. A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. The language library. Oxford, UK: Blackwell, 1997.
+==References==
 [[Category: Technical Definitions]]
 [[Category: Phonetics]]
+[[Category: Place of Articulation]]