Liquid (definition)

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

• Sonorant (definition)
• Sounds of Scottish Gaelic
• Rhotic (definition)
• Lateral (definition)

External Links

• http://akerbeltz.org/index.php?title=l_n_r

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• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liquid_consonant

References

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