Fricative (definition)
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A fricative is a consonant produced by having a very narrow opening for air to escape through, causing friction.
- fricative sounds in English are [f,v,s,z,ʒ,ʃ,θ,ð].
- fricative sounds in Gaelic are [f,v,s,ʃ,ç,ʝ,x,ɣ].
See Also
External Links
http://www.linguistics.ucsb.edu/faculty/gordon/fricativeacoustics.pdf
References
Matthews, P. H. The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1997.
