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The document discusses the English semivowels /w/ and /j/. It states that they are voiced and lenis in terms of voicing and force of articulation. For place of articulation, /w/ is labio-velar while /j/ is palatal. They are considered vowel glides that involve moving the speech organs from one vowel position to another. Phonologically, /w/ and /j/ cannot be found in word-final position and behave similarly to consonants due to their rapid gliding nature. However, they are also considered phonetically simila

Author
martina cortez
Language
EN