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Rhotic sounds are ''r''-like sounds. Most dialects of Gaelic has at least two contrasting rhotic [[Phoneme (definition)|phonemes]]: <nowiki> [r] and [r']</nowiki>
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
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*[[Retroflex (definition)]]
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*[[Sonorant (definition)]]
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*[[Liquid (definition)]]
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*[[Sounds of Scottish Gaelic]]
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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!
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*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhotic_consonant
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==References==
 
==References==
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*Ladefoged, D. (2010) ''A Course in Phonetics''. 6th Edition. Wadsworth Publishing.
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[[Category: Technical Definitions]]
 
[[Category: Technical Definitions]]
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[[Category: Phonetics]]

Revision as of 11:19, 16 June 2012

Rhotic sounds are r-like sounds. Most dialects of Gaelic has at least two contrasting rhotic phonemes: [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.