Difference between revisions of "Postalveolar (definition)"

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A sound pronounced with the tongue behind the Alveolar ridge in the mouth.  
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A post alveolar sound is pronounced with the tongue slightly behind the [[Alveolar (definition)|alveolar ridge]] in the mouth.  
*In English [ʃ], [ʒ], [dʒ], [tʃ]  
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*the post alveolar sounds of English [ʃ], [ʒ], [dʒ], [tʃ]  
*In Gaelic [ʃ], [tʲ], [dʲ]
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*the post alveolar sounds of Gaelic [ʃ], [tʲ], [dʲ]
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==

Revision as of 18:27, 2 December 2009

A post alveolar sound is pronounced with the tongue slightly behind the alveolar ridge in the mouth.

  • the post alveolar sounds of English [ʃ], [ʒ], [dʒ], [tʃ]
  • the post alveolar sounds of Gaelic [ʃ], [tʲ], [dʲ]

See Also

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References

  • Crystal, David. (1997) A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. Oxford, UK: Blackwell.