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| − | + | An alveolar consonant is a sound made by the tongue touching the alveolar ridge, the bony ridge behind the upper teeth and in front of the palate. | |
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| + | *the alveolar consonants of English are [t, d, s, z, l, r, n] | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| + | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alveolar_consonant Wikipedia article on Alveolar Consonants] | ||
| + | *[http://www.paulmeier.com/ipa/charts.html Interactive IPA Charts] | ||
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[[Category: Phonetics]] | [[Category: Phonetics]] | ||
Revision as of 08:28, 23 June 2009
An alveolar consonant is a sound made by the tongue touching the alveolar ridge, the bony ridge behind the upper teeth and in front of the palate.
- the alveolar consonants of English are [t, d, s, z, l, r, n]
