- Alveolar ejective fricative
The alveolar ejective fricative is a type of
consonant al sound, used in some spokenlanguage s. The symbol in theInternational Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is sʼ, and the equivalentX-SAMPA symbol is s_>.Features
Features of the alveolar ejective fricative:
* Its
manner of articulation is sibilant fricative, which means it is produced by directing air flow through a groove in the tongue at the place of articulation and directing it over the sharp edge of the teeth, causing high-frequencyturbulence .
* Itsplace of articulation is alveolar, which means it is articulated with either the tip or the blade of the tongue against thealveolar ridge , termed respectively "apical" and "laminal".
* Itsphonation type is voiceless, which means it is produced without vibrations of the vocal cords.
* It is anoral consonant , which means air is allowed to escape through the mouth.
* It is acentral consonant , which means it is produced by allowing the airstream to flow over the center of the tongue, rather than the sides.
* Theairstream mechanism isglottalic egressive , which means it is produced by pushing air with theglottis , rather than with the diaphragm.ee also
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List of phonetic topics
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