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*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>.
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
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http://www.linguistics.ucsb.edu/faculty/gordon/fricativeacoustics.pdf
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==References==
 
==References==
  

Revision as of 19:25, 18 November 2009

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

  • 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

http://www.linguistics.ucsb.edu/faculty/gordon/fricativeacoustics.pdf

References

Matthews, P. H. The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1997.