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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. In English fricative sounds include <nowiki>[f,v,s,z,ʒ,ʃ,θ,ð]</nowiki>. | A fricative is a [[Consonant (definition)|consonant]] produced by having a very narrow opening for air to escape through, causing friction. In English fricative sounds include <nowiki>[f,v,s,z,ʒ,ʃ,θ,ð]</nowiki>. | ||
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| + | Matthews, P. H. The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1997. | ||
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Revision as of 16:43, 14 November 2009
A fricative is a consonant produced by having a very narrow opening for air to escape through, causing friction. In English fricative sounds include [f,v,s,z,ʒ,ʃ,θ,ð].
References
Matthews, P. H. The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1997.
