• A central consonant, also known as a median consonant, is a consonant sound that is produced when air flows across the center of the mouth over the tongue...
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  • § Brackets and transcription delimiters. In articulatory phonetics, a consonant is a speech sound that is articulated with complete or partial closure...
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  • mouth. An example of a lateral consonant is the English L, as in Larry. Lateral consonants contrast with central consonants, in which the airstream flows...
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    Voiced velar approximant (category Central consonants)
    The voiced velar approximant is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents...
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    Voiced postalveolar affricate (category Central consonants)
    articulation. It is an oral consonant, which means air is allowed to escape through the mouth only. It is a central consonant, which means it is produced...
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    Voiced alveolar and postalveolar approximants (category Central consonants)
    The voiced alveolar approximant is a type of consonantal sound used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents...
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    Voiced uvular fricative (category Central consonants)
    The voiced uvular fricative is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents...
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    Voiced dental fricative (category Central consonants)
    The voiced dental fricative is a consonant sound used in some spoken languages. It is familiar to English-speakers as the th sound in father. Its symbol...
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  • Voiceless dental fricative (category Central consonants)
    The voiceless dental non-sibilant fricative is a type of consonantal sound used in some spoken languages. It is familiar to English speakers as the 'th'...
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  • Voiced palatal approximant (category Central consonants)
    The voiced palatal approximant, or yod, is a type of consonant used in many spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents...
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