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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Linguistics Studies

Rephrase the question please

How do you write distinctive features to distinguish alveolar consonants from bilabial and velar consonants in the context where r is an allophone of l when preceded by alveolar consonants?
  

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g. p, m, w. Alveolar: articulated by the tip or blade of the tongue against the teeth-ridge.

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  • p, m, w.
  • Alveolar: articulated by the tip or blade of the tongue against the teeth-ridge.
  • g .
  • t.
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Bilabial: articulated by the two lips: e.g. p, m, w.

Alveolar: articulated by the tip or blade of the tongue against the teeth-ridge. e.g . t.

Velar: articulated by the back of the tongue against the central and forward part of the solft palate: e.g. k in pack.

Do you refer to rothic consonants?

"R-like" is an elusive and ambiguous concept phoneticall

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