POSTALVEOLAR CONSONANT
(noun)Definitions
There is 1 meaning of the phrase
Postalveolar Consonant.
Postalveolar Consonant - as a noun
(phonetics) any sound articulated with the tongue near or touching the back of the alveolar ridge.
Example: "The sibilant postalveolars (i.e. fricatives and affricates) are sometimes called "hush consonants" because they include the sound of english shhh! (as distinguished from the "hiss consonant" [s], as in ssss!)."
Synonyms (Exact Relations)
post-alveolarpost-alveolar consonantpostalveolarExample Sentences
"The postalveolar consonant /Ê/ is pronounced with the tongue near the postalveolar region."
"In English, the sounds /Ê/ and /Ê/ are examples of postalveolar consonants."
"Linguists classify the letter X in English as a postalveolar consonant."
"The postalveolar consonant /É/ is used in some East Asian languages."
"The word 'measure' in English contains a postalveolar consonant."
