Some languages contrast laminal and apical sounds:
• The contrast is common in
• Some languages in … See more

Part of the confusion in naming laminal consonants is quite literally a matter of point of view. When one looks at a person pronouncing a laminal alveolar or denti-alveolar, the tip of the tongue can be seen touching th… See more

• Apical consonant
• Subapical consonant
• Coronal consonant
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• Catford, J.C. (1977). Fundamental problems in phonetics. Bloomington: Indiana University Press.
• Gafos, Diamandis (1997). "A Cross-Sectional View of s, ʃ, θ". Proceedings of the North East Linguistics Society. 27.… See more