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A liquid is a sound produced with almost no obtruction in the vocal tract.  
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'''Liquids''' are [[Sonorant (definition)|sonorant]] sounds that are produced with a fairly open vocal tract that is largely altered by the shape of the tongue. Liquids are pronounced with [[Lateral (definition)|lateral]] or [[Rhotic (definition)|rhotic]] articulation wherein air flows over the sides or the middle of the tongue, respectively. They can be syllabic or non-syllabic.  
*the liquid sounds in English are <nowiki> [l,r]</nowiki>
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The liquid sounds in English are [l, ɹ]. Gaelic has many more liquid sounds than English including [l, l' L, L', r, r', R, and R'].
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
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*[[Lateral (definition)]]
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*[[Rhotic (definition)]]
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*[[Sonorant (definition)]]
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*[[Consonant (definition)]]
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*[[Manner of Articulation (definition)]]
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*[[Sounds of Scottish Gaelic]]
  
 
==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/Liquid_consonant
  
==Reference==
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==References==
 
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*Ladefoged, D. (2010) ''A Course in Phonetics''. 6th Edition. Wadsworth Publishing.
Crystal, David (1999) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Language.'' London: Penguin.
 
  
 
[[Category: Technical Definitions]]
 
[[Category: Technical Definitions]]
 
[[Category: Phonetics]]
 
[[Category: Phonetics]]
 
[[Category: Manners of Articulation]]
 
[[Category: Manners of Articulation]]

Latest revision as of 17:07, 30 November 2020

Liquids are sonorant sounds that are produced with a fairly open vocal tract that is largely altered by the shape of the tongue. Liquids are pronounced with lateral or rhotic articulation wherein air flows over the sides or the middle of the tongue, respectively. They can be syllabic or non-syllabic.

The liquid sounds in English are [l, ɹ]. Gaelic has many more liquid sounds than English including [l, l' L, L', r, r', R, and R'].

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.