Lateral consonant

lateral consonants. phonetics and phonology

1. Lateral consonant /l/ By : R awan A hmad ID: 201320407

2. /l/ alveolar lateral consonant (L): is called a lateral, the tongue is on the alveolar ridge, and voiced energy flows along the two sides (lateral margins) of the tongue. This is how [l] gets the name lateral. It’s all by itself.

3. [l] is the only lateral consonant in English.

4. ‘dark’ /l/ occurs before consonants and in word-final position e.g. help, almost, call

5. In case of the clear /l/ the front part of the tongue is raised in the direction of the soft palate, in case of the dark /l/ the back part of the tongue is raised.

6. The voiced /l/ followes stressed aspirated /p/, /k/ e.g. play, clay

7. The essential feature of the dark /l/ is the accompanying dark resonance due to the / ɒ / quality of the sound in the words where the labial consonants precedes E.g. bubble, people, apple

8. Thank you ..