Laterals and trills
- 1 December 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Journal of the International Phonetic Association
- Vol. 7 (2) , 46-54
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0025100300005636
Abstract
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.Keywords
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