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Lateral sounds are made by positioning the tongue so that air travels along one or both sides of the tongue. These are the ''l'' sounds.
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*English has one lateral sound <no wiki> [l]</nowiki>
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*Depending upon the dialect, Gaelic has at least 3 lateral sounds: <no wiki> [l, l', L']</nowiki>
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==See Also==
 
==See Also==
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*[[Sounds of Scottish Gaelic]]
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*[[Sonorant (definition)]]
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*[[Consonant (definition)]]
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*[[Liquid (definition)]]
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
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*http://akerbeltz.org/index.php?title=l_n_r
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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!
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*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lateral_consonant
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==References==
 
==References==
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*Ladefoged, D. (2010) ''A Course in Phonetics''. 6th Edition. Wadsworth Publishing.
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*[[William Lamb|Lamb, William]] (2003) ''Scottish Gaelic''. 2nd edition. Munich: Lingcom Europa
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[[Category: Technical Definitions]]
 
[[Category: Technical Definitions]]
 
[[Category: Phonetics]]
 
[[Category: Phonetics]]

Revision as of 07:24, 14 June 2012

Lateral sounds are made by positioning the tongue so that air travels along one or both sides of the tongue. These are the l sounds.

  • English has one lateral sound <no wiki> [l]</nowiki>
  • Depending upon the dialect, Gaelic has at least 3 lateral sounds: <no wiki> [l, l', L']</nowiki>

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.
  • Lamb, William (2003) Scottish Gaelic. 2nd edition. Munich: Lingcom Europa