Postalveolar (definition)

A post alveolar sound is pronounced with the tongue slightly behind the alveolar ridge in the mouth.

• the postalveolar sounds of English [ʃ], [ʒ], [dʒ], [tʃ]
• the postalveolar sounds of Gaelic [ʃ], [tʲ], [dʲ]

See Also

• Alveolar (definition)
• Palatal (definition)

External Links

• http://www.viswiki.com/en/Postalveolar_consonant
• http://en.allexperts.com/e/p/po/postalveolar_consonant.htm

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

References

• Crystal, David. (1997) A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. Oxford, UK: Blackwell.
• Ladefoged, D. (2010) A Course in Phonetics. 6th Edition. Wadsworth Publishing.