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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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'''Sonorant''' is a term used to describe [[Liquid (definition)|liquids]],  [[Nasal (definition)|nasals]], and [[Glide (definition)|glides]]. These sounds are all produced with a free airflow that lacks turbulence and has voicing. Sonorant sounds are singable sounds- they can carry a tone. These sounds contrast with obstruents which are characterized by an obstructed vocal tract.
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In English [l, n, ɹ, m, ŋ, j, w] are all sonorant sounds.
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
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*[[Liquid (definition)]]
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*[[Nasal (definition)]]
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*[[Glide (definition)]]
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*[[Obstruant (definition)]]
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*[[Manner of Articulation (definition)]]
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*[[Sounds of Scottish Gaelic]]
  
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
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*http://akerbeltz.org/index.php?title=l_n_r
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The link below takes you away from the Gaelic Wiki to Wikipedia. Since wikipedia pages can be edited by anyone, they often contain inaccurate information. So be careful!
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*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonorant
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
 
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*Crystal, David. (1997) ''A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics''. Oxford, UK: Blackwell.
Crystal, David. A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. The language library. Oxford, UK: Blackwell, 1997.
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*Crystal, David, (1999). ''The Penguin Dictionary of Language.'' London: Penguin.
 
 
Crystal, David, and David Crystal. The Penguin Dictionary of Language. London: Penguin, 1999.
 
  
 
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[[Category: Manners of Articulation]]

Latest revision as of 12:26, 10 November 2020

Sonorant is a term used to describe liquids, nasals, and glides. These sounds are all produced with a free airflow that lacks turbulence and has voicing. Sonorant sounds are singable sounds- they can carry a tone. These sounds contrast with obstruents which are characterized by an obstructed vocal tract.

In English [l, n, ɹ, m, ŋ, j, w] are all sonorant sounds.

See Also

External Links

The link below takes you away from the Gaelic Wiki to Wikipedia. Since wikipedia pages can be edited by anyone, they often contain inaccurate information. So be careful!

References

  • Crystal, David. (1997) A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. Oxford, UK: Blackwell.
  • Crystal, David, (1999). The Penguin Dictionary of Language. London: Penguin.