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is a type of consonant produced by the back of the tongue touching the uvula. One good example of this is “r” in French.  
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A uvular sound is a consonant produced by the back of the tongue approaching or touching the uvula. One good example of this is “r” in French.  
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==

Revision as of 21:04, 12 November 2009

A uvular sound is a consonant produced by the back of the tongue approaching or touching the uvula. One good example of this is “r” in French.

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References

Crystal, David. A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. The language library. Oxford, UK: Blackwell, 1997.