Fricative
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fricative-179-3898747
title:
Fricative
text:
A fricative is a consonant produced by forcing air through a narrow channel made by placing two articulators close together. These may be the lower lip against the upper teeth, in the case of ; the back of the tongue against the soft palate in the case of German ; or the side of the tongue against the molars, in the case of Welsh. This turbulent airflow is called frication. A particular subset of fricatives are the sibilants. When forming a sibilant, one still is forcing air through a narrow cha
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Consonants produced by forcing air through a narrow channel
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fricative
date created:
2001-09-05T20:55:50Z
date modified:
2024-09-04T23:19:42Z
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