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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retroflex | *http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retroflex | ||
| + | *http://en.allexperts.com/e/r/re/retroflex_consonant.htm | ||
| + | *http://www.viswiki.com/en/Retroflex_consonant | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 18:40, 2 December 2009
Retroflex is used to refer to the place of articulation of certain sounds. Sounds classified under this term are produced by the rounding of the tongue to the just behind the alveolar ridge. Some speakers of English produce [ɹ] as a retroflex consonant.
See Also
External Links
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retroflex
- http://en.allexperts.com/e/r/re/retroflex_consonant.htm
- http://www.viswiki.com/en/Retroflex_consonant
References
Crystal, David. (1997) A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. Oxford, UK: Blackwell.
