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Voiceless uvular lateral fricative | |
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ʟ̠˔̊ | |
Encoding | |
X-SAMPA | L\_-_r_o |
The voiceless uvular lateral fricative is a type of consonantal sound used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is ⟨ʟ˔̊⟩, and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is L\_-_r_o
. ⟨ʟ̠˔̊⟩ may also represent the pharyngeal or epiglottal lateral fricative, a physically possible sound that is not attested in any language.[1] The letter for a back-velar in the Uralic Phonetic Alphabet, ⟨ᴫ⟩, may also be used.
Features
[edit]Features of the uvular lateral fricative: {{fricative}}
- Its place of articulation is uvular, which means it is articulated with the back of the tongue (the dorsum) at the uvula.
- Its phonation is voiceless, which means it is produced without vibrations of the vocal cords. In some languages the vocal cords are actively separated, so it is always voiceless; in others the cords are lax, so that it may take on the voicing of adjacent sounds.
- It is an oral consonant, which means air is allowed to escape through the mouth only.
- It is a lateral consonant, which means it is produced by directing the airstream over the sides of the tongue, rather than down the middle.
- Its airstream mechanism is pulmonic, which means it is articulated by pushing air solely with the intercostal muscles and abdominal muscles, as in most sounds.
Occurrence
[edit]This sound is not known to occur in any language phonemically.
Language | Word | IPA | Meaning | Notes | |
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Archi | лъат | [ʟ̝̊at] | 'sea' |
Notes
[edit]- ^ Ladefoged & Maddieson (1996), p. 191.
References
[edit]- Gimson, Alfred Charles (2014), Cruttenden, Alan (ed.), Gimson's Pronunciation of English (8th ed.), Routledge, ISBN 9781444183092
- Ladefoged, Peter; Maddieson, Ian (1996). The Sounds of the World's Languages. Oxford: Blackwell. ISBN 0-631-19815-6.
[[Category:Lateral consonants]] [[Category:Uvular consonants]] [[Category:Pulmonic consonants]] [[Category:Oral consonants]] [[Category:Voiced consonants]]