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Lateral and Retroflex Consonants in English by Sujatha Menon is a document available to read on EtoBox.
This document discusses the three remaining types of consonant sounds in English - laterals, semi-vowels, and retroflex approximants. It explains that laterals involve a partial blockage of air escaping on both sides of the mouth, with the single lateral in English being /l/. It also describes clear and dark variants of /l/ depending on its position. Semi-vowels /j/ and /w/ are discussed as consonant sounds that are very briefly articulated vowels. Finally, it is noted that the retroflex approximant /r/ in
- Author
- Sujatha Menon
- Language
- EN