Velar_lateral_approximant

Voiced velar lateral approximant

Voiced velar lateral approximant

Consonantal sound represented by ⟨ʟ⟩ in IPA

The voiced velar lateral approximant is a type of consonantal sound, used as a distinct consonant in a very small number[1] of spoken languages in the world. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is ⟨ʟ⟩ a small capital version of the Latin letter l (since 1989), and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is L\.

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The velar laterals of the world often involve a prestopped realization [ɡ͡ʟ].[2]

Features

Features of the voiced velar lateral approximant:

The velar lateral [ʟ] involves no contact of the tip of the tongue with the roof of the mouth: just like for the velar stop [ɡ], the only contact takes place between the back of the tongue and the velum. This contrasts with the velarized alveolar lateral approximant [ɫ] – also known as the dark l in English feel [fiːɫ] – for which the apex touches the alveolar ridge.[3]

Occurrence

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See also

Notes

  1. [1]
    François (2010), pp. 422–426.
  2. [2]
    François (2010), p. 425.
  3. [3]
    François (2010), p. 423.
  4. [4]
    Wells (1982), p. 551.
  5. [5]
    François (2010), p. 419.
  6. [6]
    Ladefoged (2005), p. 169.
  7. [7]
    Roca & Johnson (1999), p. 73.

References

  • François, Alexandre (2010), "Phonotactics and the prestopped velar lateral of Hiw: resolving the ambiguity of a complex segment" (PDF), Phonology, 27 (3): 393–434, doi:10.1017/s0952675710000205, S2CID 62628417
  • Ladefoged, Peter (2005), Vowels and Consonants (2nd ed.), Blackwell
  • Roca, Iggy; Johnson, Wyn (1999), A Course in Phonology, Blackwell Publishing
  • Wells, John C. (1982). Accents of English. Vol. 3: Beyond the British Isles (pp. i–xx, 467–674). Cambridge University Press. doi:10.1017/CBO9780511611766. ISBN 0-52128541-0.
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