
	Where results make sense

Topic: Approximant consonant

Related Topics

Approximant

Semivowel

Lateral consonant

Implosive consonant

List of phonetics topics

Palatal consonant

Central consonant

Consonant

Ejective consonant

Flap consonant

Fricative consonant

Palatal approximant

Nasal consonant

Manner of articulation

Labiodental approximant

In the News (Fri 25 Jul 08)

Gordon Brown

Derby County

Mike Huckabee

Lute Olson

Pearl Harbor

Sonia Gandhi

Ricky Hatton

Narendra Modi

Jesus Christ

Rudy Giuliani

	Approximant consonant - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Approximants are speech sounds that could be regarded as intermediate between vowels and typical consonants.
		When emphasized, approximants may be slightly fricated (that is, the airstream may become slightly turbulent), which is reminiscent of fricatives.
		Occasionally the glottal "fricatives" are called approximants, since [h] typically has no more frication than voiceless approximants, but they are often phonations of the glottis without any accompanying manner or place of articulation.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Approximant_consonant (412 words)

	Encyclopedia: Approximant consonant
		Palatal consonants are consonants articulated with the body of the tongue raised against the hard palate (the middle part of the roof of the mouth).
		Postalveolar (or palato-alveolar) consonants are consonants articulated with the tip of the tongue between the alveolar ridge (the place of articulation for alveolar consonants) and the palate (the place of articulation for palatal consonants).
		Glottal consonants are consonants articulated with the glottis.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Approximant-consonant (4299 words)

	Lateral consonant - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Laterals are "L"-like consonants pronounced with an occlusion made somewhere along the axis of the tongue, while air from the lungs escapes at one side or both sides of the tongue.
		One, found before vowels as in lady or fly, is called clear l, pronounced as the alveolar lateral approximant [l] with a "neutral" position of the body of the tongue.
		The other variant, so-called dark l found before consonants or word-finally, as in bold or tell, is pronounced as the velarized alveolar lateral approximant [ɫ] with the tongue assuming a spoon-like shape with its back part raised, which gives the sound a [w]- or [ɰ]-like resonance.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lateral_consonant (604 words)

	Encyclopedia article on Approximant consonant [EncycloZine] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		This class of sounds includes l-like lateral approximants (e.g.
		Products related to Approximant consonant: books, DVD, electronics, garden, kitchen, magazines, music, photo, posters, software, tools, toys, VHS, videogames
		Visit Curious-Minds.co.UK for educational games and toys, and science kits.
	encyclozine.com /Approximant (168 words)

Try your search on: Qwika (all wikis)