Difference between revisions of "Glide (definition)"

From Scottish Gaelic Grammar Wiki
Jump to: navigation, search
 
Line 1: Line 1:
 +
- this is a phonetic term that is used to refer to a transitional sound that is produced as the vocal organs switch form pronouncing one pronunciation to another. Diphthongs are sometimes seen as “gliding vowels.” 
 +
 +
==References==
 +
 +
Crystal, David. A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. The language library. Oxford, UK: Blackwell, 1997.
 +
 
[[Category: Technical Definitions]]
 
[[Category: Technical Definitions]]
 
[[Category: Phonetics]]
 
[[Category: Phonetics]]

Revision as of 17:20, 13 November 2009

- this is a phonetic term that is used to refer to a transitional sound that is produced as the vocal organs switch form pronouncing one pronunciation to another. Diphthongs are sometimes seen as “gliding vowels.”

References

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