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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== | ||
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*[[Sonorant (definition)]] | *[[Sonorant (definition)]] | ||
*[[Sounds of Scottish Gaelic]] | *[[Sounds of Scottish Gaelic]] | ||
| − | *[[Rhotic (definition) | + | *[[Rhotic (definition)]] |
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| + | *http://akerbeltz.org/index.php?title=rt_%26_rd | ||
| + | *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 | ||
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.
