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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.  
 
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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==See Also==
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*[[Liquid (definition)]]
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*[[Sonorant (definition)]]
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==External Links==
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*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retroflex
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
 
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Crystal, David. (1997) ''A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics.''  Oxford, UK: Blackwell.
Crystal, David. A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. The language library. Oxford, UK: Blackwell, 1997.
 
  
 
[[Category: Technical Definitions]]
 
[[Category: Technical Definitions]]
 
[[Category: Phonetics]]
 
[[Category: Phonetics]]
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[[Category: Manners of Articulation]]

Revision as of 17:00, 15 November 2009

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 ridge. Some speakers of English produce [ɹ] as a retroflex consonant.

See Also

External Links

References

Crystal, David. (1997) A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. Oxford, UK: Blackwell.