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Laterals and trills

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 February 2009

Peter Ladefoged ,
Anne Cochran  and
Sandra Disner
Peter Ladefoged
Affiliation:
(University of California, Los Angeles, and Summer Institute of Linguistics)
Anne Cochran
Affiliation:
(University of California, Los Angeles, and Summer Institute of Linguistics)
Sandra Disner
Affiliation:
(University of California, Los Angeles, and Summer Institute of Linguistics)
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The IPA does not have agreed symbols for some laterals. This is hardly surprising considering the relative infrequency of the contrasts involved. The majority of languages either have no contrasts involving laterals, or have at the most one lateral. A few languages, however, have two, three, or even four lateral approximants that contrast simply in place of articulation. Contrasts among trills are even more uncommon than among laterals. Most languages do not trill any articulator. Only a handful of languages have contrasts between trills made at different places. This note will present data on some unusual contrasts involving laterals and trills.

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Journal of the International Phonetic Association , Volume 7 , Issue 2 , December 1977 , pp. 46 - 54
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Copyright © Journal of the International Phonetic Association 1977

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