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| + | Approximant sounds are made with a partial but not full close of the articulators in the mouth. The narrowing is sufficient to generate a glide or semivowel sound such as <nowiki>[j, w]</nowiki> but not close enough to trigger [[Fricative (definition)|frication]] | ||
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Revision as of 22:53, 14 June 2012
Approximant sounds are made with a partial but not full close of the articulators in the mouth. The narrowing is sufficient to generate a glide or semivowel sound such as [j, w] but not close enough to trigger frication
See Also
External Links
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Approximant_consonant
