• A central consonant, also known as a median consonant, is a consonant sound that is produced when air flows across the center of the mouth over the tongue...
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  • § Brackets and transcription delimiters. In articulatory phonetics, a consonant is a speech sound that is articulated with complete or partial closure...
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  • mouth. An example of a lateral consonant is the English L, as in Larry. Lateral consonants contrast with central consonants, in which the airstream flows...
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    Voiced velar approximant (category Central consonants)
    The voiced velar approximant is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents...
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  • Voiceless labial–velar implosive (category Central consonants)
    implosive is a rare type of consonantal sound. The sound exists in Igbo, though Clark says that it only occurs in the Central dialect of Igbo. Its manner...
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    Voiced alveolar and postalveolar approximants (category Central consonants)
    The voiced alveolar approximant is a type of consonantal sound used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents...
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  • Voiceless dental fricative (category Central consonants)
    The voiceless dental non-sibilant fricative is a type of consonantal sound used in some spoken languages. It is familiar to English speakers as the 'th'...
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    Voiced dental fricative (category Central consonants)
    The voiced dental fricative is a consonant sound used in some spoken languages. It is familiar to English-speakers as the th sound in father. Its symbol...
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    Voiced retroflex plosive (category Central consonants)
    The voiced retroflex plosive or stop is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet...
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    Voiced uvular fricative (category Central consonants)
    The voiced uvular fricative is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents...
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  • Voiced labial–velar approximant (category Central consonants)
    The voiced labial–velar approximant is a type of consonantal sound, used in certain spoken languages, including English. It is the sound denoted by the...
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  • Voiced dental and alveolar taps and flaps (category Central consonants)
    The voiced alveolar tap or flap is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that...
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    Voiced postalveolar affricate (category Central consonants)
    articulation. It is an oral consonant, which means air is allowed to escape through the mouth only. It is a central consonant, which means it is produced...
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    Voiced velar fricative (category Central consonants)
    The voiced velar fricative is a type of consonantal sound that is used in various spoken languages. It is not found in most varieties of Modern English...
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    Voiced retroflex approximant (category Central consonants)
    The voiced retroflex approximant is a type of consonant used in some languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this...
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    Voiceless alveolo-palatal fricative (category Central consonants)
    The voiceless alveolo-palatal sibilant fricative is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic...
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  • The voiced alveolar trill is a type of consonantal sound used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents...
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  • Voiced postalveolar fricative (category Central consonants)
    A voiced postalveolar fricative is a type of consonantal sound used in some spoken languages. The International Phonetic Association uses the term voiced...
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  • palatization is a way of pronouncing a consonant in which part of the tongue is moved close to the hard palate. Consonants pronounced this way are said to be...
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  • Voiced palatal approximant (category Central consonants)
    The voiced palatal approximant, or yod, is a type of consonant used in many spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents...
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    Voiced uvular trill (category Central consonants)
    articulation. It is an oral consonant, which means air is allowed to escape through the mouth only. It is a central consonant, which means it is produced...
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  • Voiceless postalveolar fricative (category Central consonants)
    A voiceless postalveolar fricative is a type of consonantal sound used in some spoken languages. The International Phonetic Association uses the term...
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    Voiceless uvular fricative (category Central consonants)
    The voiceless uvular fricative is a type of consonantal sound that is used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet...
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    Voiced retroflex nasal (category Retroflex consonants)
    The voiced retroflex nasal is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents...
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    Voiceless postalveolar affricate (category Central consonants)
    affricate or voiceless domed postalveolar sibilant affricate is a type of consonantal sound used in some spoken languages. The sound is transcribed in the...
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  • Voiced alveolar fricative (category Central consonants)
    The voiced alveolar fricatives are consonantal sounds. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents these sounds depends on whether...
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    Voiceless alveolo-palatal affricate (category Central consonants)
    The voiceless alveolo-palatal sibilant affricate is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbols in the International Phonetic...
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    Voiced retroflex fricative (category Central consonants)
    articulation. It is an oral consonant, which means air is allowed to escape through the mouth only. It is a central consonant, which means it is produced...
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    Voiceless alveolar trill (category Central consonants)
    adjacent sounds. It is an oral consonant, which means air is allowed to escape through the mouth only. It is a central consonant, which means it is produced...
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    Voiced labial–palatal approximant (category Central consonants)
    The voiced labial–palatal (or labio-palatal) approximant is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. It has two constrictions in the...
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