Sonorant (definition)

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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.

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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.