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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. | 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] as in kick, [g] as in get, and [ŋ] the sound at the end of the</nowiki> word ''sing'' | + | *The velar sounds in English are <nowiki>[k]</nowiki> as in ''kick'', <nowiki>[g]</nowiki> as in ''get'', and <nowiki>[ŋ]</nowiki> the sound at the end of the</nowiki> word ''sing'' |
Revision as of 09:24, 14 November 2009
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</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
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.
