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A fricative is a [[Consonant (definition)|consonant]] produced by having a very narrow opening for air to escape through, causing friction.  
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A fricative is a [[Consonant (definition)|consonant]] produced by having a very narrow opening for air to escape through, causing the friction noise.  
 
*fricative sounds in English are <nowiki>[f,v,s,z,ʒ,ʃ,θ,ð]</nowiki>.
 
*fricative sounds in English are <nowiki>[f,v,s,z,ʒ,ʃ,θ,ð]</nowiki>.
 
*fricative sounds in Gaelic are <nowiki>[f,v,s,ʃ,ç,ʝ,x,ɣ]</nowiki>.
 
*fricative sounds in Gaelic are <nowiki>[f,v,s,ʃ,ç,ʝ,x,ɣ]</nowiki>.
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==See Also==
 
==See Also==
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*[[Consonant (definition)]]
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*[[Affricate (definition)]]
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*[[Sounds of Scottish Gaelic]]
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*[[Stop (definition)]]
  
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
 
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*http://www.linguistics.ucsb.edu/faculty/gordon/fricativeacoustics.pdf
http://www.linguistics.ucsb.edu/faculty/gordon/fricativeacoustics.pdf
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*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fricative_consonant
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
 
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*Matthews, P. H. (1997) ''The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics.'' Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Matthews, P. H. The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1997.  
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*Ladefoged, D. (2010) ''A Course in Phonetics''. 6th Edition. Wadsworth Publishing.
  
 
[[Category: Technical Definitions]]
 
[[Category: Technical Definitions]]
 
[[Category: Phonetics]]
 
[[Category: Phonetics]]

Revision as of 21:54, 7 June 2012

A fricative is a consonant produced by having a very narrow opening for air to escape through, causing the friction noise.

  • 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

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

  • Matthews, P. H. (1997) The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
  • Ladefoged, D. (2010) A Course in Phonetics. 6th Edition. Wadsworth Publishing.