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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.  
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'''Retroflex''' sounds are produced by the curling the tip of the tongue backwards just behind the alveolar ridge. Many speakers of English produce the r sound [ɹ] as a retroflex consonant: [ɻ]. In this case, it is an example of free variation and does not alter the meaning of the word in which it appears. Like English, retroflexivity is not phonemic and Gaelic, however <rr> is often produced as retroflex.
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
*[[Liquid (definition)]]
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*[[Rhotic (definition)]]
*[[Sonorant (definition)]]
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*[[Alveolar (definition)]]
 
*[[Sounds of Scottish Gaelic]]
 
*[[Sounds of Scottish Gaelic]]
*[[Rhotic (definition)]]
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
 
*http://akerbeltz.org/index.php?title=rt_%26_rd
 
*http://akerbeltz.org/index.php?title=rt_%26_rd
 
*http://akerbeltz.org/index.php?title=l_n_r
 
*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!
 
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!
 
*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retroflex
 
*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retroflex

Revision as of 18:10, 10 November 2020

Retroflex sounds are produced by the curling the tip of the tongue backwards just behind the alveolar ridge. Many speakers of English produce the r sound [ɹ] as a retroflex consonant: [ɻ]. In this case, it is an example of free variation and does not alter the meaning of the word in which it appears. Like English, retroflexivity is not phonemic and Gaelic, however <rr> is often produced as retroflex.

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.