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| − | Retroflex sounds are produced by the | + | '''Retroflex''' sounds are produced by the curling the tip of the tongue backwards just behind the alveolar ridge. Many speakers of English produce the r sound [ɹ] as a retroflex consonant: [ɻ]. In this case, it is an example of free variation and does not alter the meaning of the word in which it appears. Like English, retroflexivity is not phonemic and Gaelic, but the rhotic is often produced as retroflex in initial position or where marked in the orthography as <rr>. |
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
| − | *[[ | + | *[[Rhotic (definition)]] |
| − | *[[ | + | *[[Alveolar (definition)]] |
| + | *[[Manner of Articulation (definition)]] | ||
*[[Sounds of Scottish Gaelic]] | *[[Sounds of Scottish Gaelic]] | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
*http://akerbeltz.org/index.php?title=rt_%26_rd | *http://akerbeltz.org/index.php?title=rt_%26_rd | ||
*http://akerbeltz.org/index.php?title=l_n_r | *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! | 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! | ||
*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retroflex | *http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retroflex | ||
Latest revision as of 17:12, 10 November 2020
Retroflex sounds are produced by the curling the tip of the tongue backwards just behind the alveolar ridge. Many speakers of English produce the r sound [ɹ] as a retroflex consonant: [ɻ]. In this case, it is an example of free variation and does not alter the meaning of the word in which it appears. Like English, retroflexivity is not phonemic and Gaelic, but the rhotic is often produced as retroflex in initial position or where marked in the orthography as <rr>.
See Also
- Rhotic (definition)
- Alveolar (definition)
- Manner of Articulation (definition)
- Sounds of Scottish Gaelic
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.
- Ladefoged, D. (2010) A Course in Phonetics. 6th Edition. Wadsworth Publishing.
