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A uvular sound is a consonant produced by the back of the tongue approaching or touching the uvula. One good example of this is “r” in French.  
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A '''uvular''' sound is a consonant produced by moving the back of the tongue to touch or approach the uvula. These sounds are considered ''dorsal'' because of their backness in the vocal tract. A classic example of a uvular sound is French “r”. However, there are no uvular sounds in Gaelic or English.  
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
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*[[Place of Articulation (definition)]]
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*[[Sounds of Scottish Gaelic]]
  
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
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*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uvular_consonant
  
 
==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.
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*Ladefoged, D. (2010) ''A Course in Phonetics''. 6th Edition. Wadsworth Publishing.
  
 
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Latest revision as of 12:49, 10 November 2020

A uvular sound is a consonant produced by moving the back of the tongue to touch or approach the uvula. These sounds are considered dorsal because of their backness in the vocal tract. A classic example of a uvular sound is French “r”. However, there are no uvular sounds in Gaelic or English.

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.