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| | Consonant - SmartyBrain Encyclopedia and Dictionary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21) |
 | | The word consonant comes from Latin meaning "sounding with" or "sounding together", the idea being that consonants don't sound on their own, but only occur with a nearby vowel, although this conception of consonants does not reflect a modern linguistic understanding of consonants, which defines consonants in terms of vocal tract constrictions. |
 | | Consonant letters in the English alphabet are B, C, D, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W, X, Z, and sometimes Y — the letter Y stands for a consonant in "yoke" but for a vowel in "myth", for example. |
 | | The phonation method of a consonant is whether or not the vocal cords are vibrating during articulation of a consonant. |
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