Lateral (definition)

Lateral sounds are made by positioning the tongue so that air travels along one or both sides of the tongue. These are the l sounds.

• English has one lateral sound <no wiki> [l]</nowiki>
• Depending upon the dialect, Gaelic has at least 3 lateral sounds: <no wiki> [l, l', L']</nowiki>

See Also

• Sounds of Scottish Gaelic
• Sonorant (definition)
• Consonant (definition)
• Liquid (definition)

External Links

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

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

References

• Ladefoged, D. (2010) A Course in Phonetics. 6th Edition. Wadsworth Publishing.
• Lamb, William (2003) Scottish Gaelic. 2nd edition. Munich: Lingcom Europa