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| − | + | Sonarant is a distinctive feature used to describe [[Liquid (definition)|liquids]], [[Vowel (definition)|vowels]], [[Nasal (definition)|nasals]] and [[Lateral (definition)|laterals]]. These sounds are all produced by a free airflow and positioning of the vocal cords so spontaneous voicing is possible. | |
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| + | Links to Wikipedia may or may not be accurate, as they can be accessed and edited by anyone. | ||
| + | *http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonorant | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 17:59, 11 November 2009
Sonarant is a distinctive feature used to describe liquids, vowels, nasals and laterals. These sounds are all produced by a free airflow and positioning of the vocal cords so spontaneous voicing is possible.
See Also
External Links
Links to Wikipedia may or may not be accurate, as they can be accessed and edited by anyone.
References
Crystal, David. A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. The language library. Oxford, UK: Blackwell, 1997.
Crystal, David, and David Crystal. The Penguin Dictionary of Language. London: Penguin, 1999.
