Definition of Uvulars. Meaning of Uvulars. Synonyms of Uvulars

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Definition of Uvulars

Uvular
Uvular U"vu*lar, a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to a uvula.

Meaning of Uvulars from wikipedia

- between [ ], / / and ⟨ ⟩, see IPA § Brackets and transcription delimiters. Uvulars are consonants articulated with the back of the tongue against or near...
- The voiced uvular fricative is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents...
- The voiceless uvular fricative is a type of consonantal sound that is used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet...
- Uvularization or uvularisation is a secondary articulation of consonants or vowels by which the back of the tongue is constricted toward the uvula and...
- distinguished: [q], voiceless uvular plosive [ɢ], voiced uvular plosive [ɴ], uvular nasal [qʼ], uvular ejective [ʛ ], voiced uvular implosive (very rare) [ʛ̊ ]...
- the Lisbon accent is a voiced uvular fricative trill [ʀ̝]. The dialect of the fishermen of Setúbal used the voiced uvular fricative [ʁ] for all instances...
- develops when a language first starts making voicing distinctions. With uvulars, where there is even less space between the glottis and tongue for airflow...
- [ɢ] is a rare sound, even compared to other uvulars. Vaux proposes a phonological explanation: uvular consonants normally involve a neutral or a retracted...
- The voiceless uvular plosive or stop is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. It is pronounced like a voiceless velar plosive [k]...
- The voiced uvular trill is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents...