Consonant
111Labial-palatal consonant — In phonetics, the labialised palatal approximant is a consonant with two constrictions in the vocal tract: with the tongue on the palate, and rounded at the lips.The labialised palatal approximant identified by the International Phonetic Alphabet …
112Interdental consonant — Interdental consonants are produced by placing the blade of the tongue against the upper incisors. This differs from a dental consonant in that the tip of the tongue is placed between the upper and lower front teeth, and therefore may articulate… …
113Tenuis consonant — A tenuis consonant is a stop or affricate which is unvoiced, unaspirated, and unglottalized. That is, it has a plain phonation like IPA| [p, t, ts, tʃ, k] , with a voice onset time close to zero, as in Spanish p, t, ch, k, or English p, t, k… …
114Labial-alveolar consonant — A labial alveolar consonant is a consonant produced with two simultaneous places of articulation: At the lips ( labial ; a p, b, or m sound), and at the gums ( alveolar ; a t, d, or n sound). The Yélî Dnye language of Rossel Island, Papua New… …
115Pulmonic consonant — A pulmonic consonant is a consonant produced by air pressure from the lungs, as opposed to ejective, implosive and click consonants. Most languages have only pulmonic consonants …
116first consonant shift — the consonant shift described by Grimm s law, which distinguishes Germanic languages from other Indo European languages. Cf. consonant shift, second consonant shift. [1930 35] * * * …
117second consonant shift — the consonant shift by which High German became differentiated from other Germanic languages. Cf. consonant shift, first consonant shift. [1935 40] * * * …
118Depressor consonant — A depressor consonant is a consonant that depresses (lowers) the tone of its or a neighboring syllable. This is a consequence of the phonation (type of voicing) of the consonant. The Nguni languages of South Africa are well known for the lowering …
119alveolar consonant — noun a consonant articulated with the tip of the tongue near the gum ridge • Syn: ↑dental consonant, ↑alveolar, ↑dental • Derivationally related forms: ↑alveolar (for: ↑alveolar) …
120continuant consonant — noun consonant articulated by constricting (but not closing) the vocal tract • Syn: ↑continuant • Ant: ↑stop consonant • Hypernyms: ↑obstruent • Hyponyms: ↑fricative consonant, ↑ …
