Retroflex (definition)

Sounds classified under this term are produced by the curving the tongue backwards just behind the alveolar ridge. Many speakers of English produce the r sound of English ([ɹ] as a retroflex consonant.

See Also

• Liquid (definition)
• Sonorant (definition)
• Sounds of Scottish Gaelic
• [[Rhotic (definition)

External Links

The link below takes you away from the Gaelic Wiki to Wikipedia. Since wikipedia pages can be edited by anyone, they often contain inaccurate information. So be careful!

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

References

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