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Retroflex is used to refer to the place of articulation of certain sounds. Sounds classified under this term are produced by the rounding of the tongue to the just behind the [[Alveolar (definition)|alveolar ridge]]. Some speakers of English produce [ɹ] as a retroflex consonant.  
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Retroflex sounds are produced by the curving the tongue backwards just behind the [[Alveolar (definition)|alveolar ridge]]. Many speakers of English produce the r sound of English (<nowiki>[ɹ]</nowiki>) as a retroflex consonant.  
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
 
*[[Liquid (definition)]]
 
*[[Liquid (definition)]]
 
*[[Sonorant (definition)]]
 
*[[Sonorant (definition)]]
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*[[Sounds of Scottish Gaelic]]
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*[[Rhotic (definition)]]
  
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
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*http://akerbeltz.org/index.php?title=rt_%26_rd
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*http://akerbeltz.org/index.php?title=l_n_r
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*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retroflex
 
*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retroflex
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
Crystal, David. (1997) ''A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics.''  Oxford, UK: Blackwell.
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*Crystal, David. (1997) ''A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics.''  Oxford, UK: Blackwell.
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*Ladefoged, D. (2010) ''A Course in Phonetics''. 6th Edition. Wadsworth Publishing.
  
 
[[Category: Technical Definitions]]
 
[[Category: Technical Definitions]]
 
[[Category: Phonetics]]
 
[[Category: Phonetics]]
[[Category: Manners of Articulation]]
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[[Category: Places of Articulation]]

Revision as of 11:16, 16 June 2012

Retroflex sounds are produced by the curving the tongue backwards just behind the alveolar ridge. Many speakers of English produce the r sound of English ([ɹ]) as a retroflex consonant.

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

  • Crystal, David. (1997) A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. Oxford, UK: Blackwell.
  • Ladefoged, D. (2010) A Course in Phonetics. 6th Edition. Wadsworth Publishing.