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Coronal sounds are those made when the front of the tongue comes into contact with, or comes very close to, any place in the top of the mouth between the teeth and the hard palate. The term 'coronal' may be used to refer to the set of consonants that includes the [[Dental (definition)|dental]], the [[Alveolar (definition)|alveolar]], and the [[Palatal (definition)|palatal]] sounds.  
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'''Coronal''' sounds are those made when the tongue comes into contact with or approaches any place in the front of the vocal tract between the teeth and the hard palate. These sounds are normally made with the tip or blade of the tongue. The term refers to the set of consonants that includes the dental, alveolar sounds, and postalveolar consonants. This class of consonants is distinct from ''labial'' and ''dorsal'' sounds that involve different parts of the vocal tract and different parts of the tongue.
 
   
 
   
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
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*[[Dental (definition)]]
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*[[Alveolar (definition)]]
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*[[Postalveolar (definition)]]
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*[[Labial (definition)]]
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*[[Place of Articulation (definition)]]
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*[[Sounds of Scottish Gaelic]]
  
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
 
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*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coronal_consonant
 
*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coronal_consonant
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
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*Ladefoged, D. (2010) ''A Course in Phonetics''. 6th Edition. Wadsworth Publishing.
  
 
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Latest revision as of 10:58, 10 November 2020

Coronal sounds are those made when the tongue comes into contact with or approaches any place in the front of the vocal tract between the teeth and the hard palate. These sounds are normally made with the tip or blade of the tongue. The term refers to the set of consonants that includes the dental, alveolar sounds, and postalveolar consonants. This class of consonants is distinct from labial and dorsal sounds that involve different parts of the vocal tract and different parts of the tongue.

See Also

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!

References

  • Ladefoged, D. (2010) A Course in Phonetics. 6th Edition. Wadsworth Publishing.