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A liquid is a sound produced with almost no obtruction in the vocal tract.  
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Liquids are [[Sonorant (definition)|sonorant]] sounds that are either pronounced with [[Lateral (definition)|lateral]] or [[Rhotic (definition)|rhotic]] articulation.
 
*the liquid sounds in English are <nowiki> [l,r]</nowiki>
 
*the liquid sounds in English are <nowiki> [l,r]</nowiki>
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*Gaelic has many more liquid sounds than English including <nowiki> [l, r, L, l' and r'] </nowiki>
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
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*[[Sonorants]]
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*[[Sounds of Scottish Gaelic]]
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
 
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liquid_consonant
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*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liquid_consonant
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
 
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*Ladefoged, D. (2010) ''A Course in Phonetics''. 6th Edition. Wadsworth Publishing.
  
 
[[Category: Technical Definitions]]
 
[[Category: Technical Definitions]]
 
[[Category: Phonetics]]
 
[[Category: Phonetics]]
 
[[Category: Manners of Articulation]]
 
[[Category: Manners of Articulation]]

Revision as of 00:59, 14 June 2012

Liquids are sonorant sounds that are either pronounced with lateral or rhotic articulation.

  • the liquid sounds in English are [l,r]
  • Gaelic has many more liquid sounds than English including [l, r, L, l' and r']

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

  • Ladefoged, D. (2010) A Course in Phonetics. 6th Edition. Wadsworth Publishing.