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| − | A consonant is a sound that involves a significant occlusion (closure or constriction) of the vocal tract. | + | A consonant is a sound that involves a significant occlusion (closure or constriction) of the vocal tract. These sounds are traditionally characterized by voicing (e.g. +voice), place of articulation (e.g. bilabial), and manner of articulation features (e.g. fricative). Such features are used to distinguish between consonantal segments and help define the phonotactics of a language. Consonants contrast with vowels which are articulated with an unobstructed vocal tract. For a complete description of Gaelic consonants see the main article at [[consonants]] |
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A consonant is a sound that involves a significant occlusion (closure or constriction) of the vocal tract. These sounds are traditionally characterized by voicing (e.g. +voice), place of articulation (e.g. bilabial), and manner of articulation features (e.g. fricative). Such features are used to distinguish between consonantal segments and help define the phonotactics of a language. Consonants contrast with vowels which are articulated with an unobstructed vocal tract. For a complete description of Gaelic consonants see the main article at consonants
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References
- Crystal, D. (2008) Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. 6th Edition. Wiley-Blackwell.
- Ladefoged, D. (2010) A Course in Phonetics. 6th Edition. Wadsworth Publishing.
- Matthews, P. H. (1997) The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
