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Glides are semivowels. They can function either as consonants and sometimes as part of [[Diphthongs (definition)]]. The sounds <nowiki>[w] and [j]</nowiki> are glides in English
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Glides are semivowels. They can function either as consonants and sometimes as part of [[Diphthong (definition)]]. The sounds <nowiki>[w] and [j]</nowiki> are glides in English
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==

Revision as of 20:59, 16 November 2009

Glides are semivowels. They can function either as consonants and sometimes as part of Diphthong (definition). The sounds [w] and [j] are glides in English

See Also

Vowel (definition) Consonant (definition)

External Links

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semivowel

References

  • Crystal, David. (1997) A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. Oxford, UK: Blackwell.