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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 | + | Glides are semivowels. They can function either as [[Consonant (definition)|consonants]] and sometimes as part of [[Diphthong (definition)]]. The sounds <nowiki>[w] and [j]</nowiki> are glides in English |
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
[[Vowel (definition)]] | [[Vowel (definition)]] | ||
[[Consonant (definition)]] | [[Consonant (definition)]] | ||
| + | [[Sounds of Scottish Gaelic]] | ||
==External Links== | ==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! | ||
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semivowel | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semivowel | ||
Revision as of 21:50, 7 June 2012
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) Sounds of Scottish Gaelic
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! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semivowel
References
- Crystal, David. (1997) A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. Oxford, UK: Blackwell.
