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Topic: Flap consonant

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	Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : Flap consonant (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		In phonetics, a flap or tap is a type of consonantal sound, which is produced with a single contraction of the muscles so that one articulator is thrown against another.
		The main difference between a flap and a stop consonant is that in a flap, there is no buildup of air pressure behind the place of articulation, and consequently no release burst.
		The symbol for the alveolar lateral flap is the basis for the expected (though not officially recognized) symbol for the retroflex lateral flap,
	www.hallencyclopedia.com /Flap_consonant (489 words)

	Flap consonant - WikiMirror
		In phonetics, a flap or tap is a type of consonantal sound, which is produced with a single contraction of the muscles so that one articulator (such as the tongue) is thrown against another.
		In Hindi there are three, a simple retroflex flap as in [bəɽɑː] big, a murmured retroflex flap as in [koɽʱiː] leper, and a retroflex nasal flap in the Hindicized pronunciation of Sanskrit [məɽ̃i] ruby.
		They include a bilabial flap in Banda, which may be an allophone of the labiodental flap, and a velar lateral flap as an allophone in Kanite and Melpa.
	www.wiki-mirror.be /index.php/Flap_consonant (741 words)

	japanese language - Article and Reference from OnPedia.com
		The consonant (an Alveolar lateral flap) is tricky for some English speakers.
		Japanese "r" is somewhat close to the Spanish "r" or the flap in American English, i.e.
		The consonant sound transliterated "w" in Romaji, is not quite a /w/ since it's performed without lip rounding.
	www.onpedia.com /encyclopedia/japanese-language (4126 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Flap consonant (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The main difference between a flap and a stop consonant is that in a flap, there is no buildup of air pressure behind the place of articulation.
		The difference between a tap and a flap is that in a tap the tongue flips up to strike its point of contact, like a very light plosive, whereas with a flap the tongue is thrown out and down, striking the point of contact in passing.
		(However, the latter may instead be a palatalized alveolar lateral flap.) These contrast with lateral approximants at the same positions, as well as a central retroflex flap, alveolar trill, and alveolar approximant.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Flap_consonant (440 words)

	Middle East Open Encyclopedia: Flap consonant (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Peter Ladefoged proposed for a while that it might be useful to distinguish between them.
		Iraq Museum International always displays the most recent published revision of the source article, Flap consonant; all previous versions may be viewed here.
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	www.baghdadmuseum.org /ref/?title=Flap_consonant (847 words)

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