Alveolar (definition)

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, ɹ, n]
• the alveolar consonants of Gaelic are [n, s, l, r, ɾ]

See Also

• Velar (definition)
• Glottal (definition)
• Dental (definition)
• Labial (definition)
• Palatal (definition)
• Pharyngeal (definition)
• Place of Articulation (definition)
• Consonant (definition)
• Sounds of Scottish Gaelic

External Links

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• Wikipedia article on Alveolar Consonants
• Interactive IPA Charts

References

• Crystal, David. (1997) A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. Oxford, UK: Blackwell.
• Ladefoged, Peter (1993) A Course in Phonetics Third Edition. London: Harcourt Press.