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The velar ejective affricate is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages.The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is kxʼ .
Language Word IPA Meaning Notes Norwegian: Urban East [7] cyanid [sʏ̫ɥ̫ɑˈniːd] 'cyanide' Appears prevocalically after the protruded close vowels /ʏ, yː/. [7] See Norwegian phonology: Spanish: ayuda [äˈʝ̞ʷuð̞ä] 'help' Approximant consonant; lenited allophone of /ɟ͡ʝ/ before and between rounded vowels. May be a fricative [ʝʷ] in
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Elocution is the study of formal speaking in pronunciation, grammar, style, and tone as well as the idea and practice of effective speech and its forms. It stems from the idea that while communication is symbolic, sounds are final and compelling.
Spectrogram of [ʌ]. The open-mid back unrounded vowel or low-mid back unrounded vowel [1] is a type of vowel sound, used in some spoken languages.The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is ʌ , graphically a rotated lowercase "v" (called a turned V but created as a small-capital ᴀ without the crossbar, even though some vendors display it as a real turned v).
It is a central consonant, which means it is produced by directing the airstream along the center of the tongue, rather than to the sides. Its airstream mechanism is pulmonic , which means it is articulated by pushing air solely with the intercostal muscles and abdominal muscles , as in most sounds.
A phonemic /ɠ̊/ has not been confirmed for any language. It has been claimed for Lendu, but it is more likely to be creaky-voiced /ɠ̰/, as in Hausa.Some English speakers use a voiceless velar implosive [ɠ̊] to imitate the "glug-glug" sound of liquid being poured from a bottle, though others use a voiced implosive [] or an uvular one [].
Only in a few dialects near the Polish border. [49] See Slovak phonology: Spanish: rana [ˈr̝änä] 'frog' Possible realization of /r/ in some dialects, may also be realized as a non-sibilant alveolar fricative [ɹ̝-] or as a sibilant retroflex fricative [ʐ]. Chicahuaxtla Trique [53] raꞌa [rᶾa˧ʔaː˧] or [r̥ᶴa˧ʔaː˧] 'hand'