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| − | Glides are semivowels. | + | '''Glides''' are represented with IPA consonantal symbols but are often thought of as semivowels. The sounds are modified by the placement of articulators in the vocal tract but are produced without frication. Glides like [w] and [j] can function as [[Consonant (definition)|consonants]] or as part of [[Diphthong (definition)]].The difference between semivowels and vowels is in their syllabification. |
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
*[[Vowel (definition)]] | *[[Vowel (definition)]] | ||
*[[Consonant (definition)]] | *[[Consonant (definition)]] | ||
| + | *[[Manner of Articulation (definition)]] | ||
*[[Sounds of Scottish Gaelic]] | *[[Sounds of Scottish Gaelic]] | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| + | *http://www.sfu.ca/person/dearmond/220/220.glide.htm#:~:text=Glides%20include%20speech%20sounds%20where,are%20very%20similar%20to%20vowels.&text=Glides%20immediately%20precede%20a%20vowel,than%20the%20vowel%20they%20precede. | ||
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! | 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/Semivowel | *http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semivowel | ||
Revision as of 11:53, 31 October 2020
Glides are represented with IPA consonantal symbols but are often thought of as semivowels. The sounds are modified by the placement of articulators in the vocal tract but are produced without frication. Glides like [w] and [j] can function as consonants or as part of Diphthong (definition).The difference between semivowels and vowels is in their syllabification.
See Also
- Vowel (definition)
- Consonant (definition)
- Manner of Articulation (definition)
- Sounds of Scottish Gaelic
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
- Crystal, David. (1997) A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. Oxford, UK: Blackwell.
