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A '''fricative (consonant)''' (a [[manner of articulation]]) is a [[consonant]] produced by passing the air through a narrow passage with audible friction. | A '''fricative (consonant)''' (a [[manner of articulation]]) is a [[consonant]] produced by passing the air through a narrow passage with audible friction. | ||
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| + | '''Fricative''' is a sound that is articulated in such a way that the articulators are brought very close together; the air is forced through this narrow opening. A hissing sound is the result. | ||
===Examples=== | ===Examples=== | ||
E.g., [f], [s], [þ], [ð] | E.g., [f], [s], [þ], [ð] | ||
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| + | English [s] in ''sea'' or [f] in ''flow''. | ||
===Origin=== | ===Origin=== | ||
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===Other languages=== | ===Other languages=== | ||
German [[Frikativ]] | German [[Frikativ]] | ||
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| + | [http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=Fricative&lemmacode=760 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics] | ||
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| + | [[Category:Phonetics and Phonology]] | ||
[[Category:Consonant]] | [[Category:Consonant]] | ||
Revision as of 22:39, 13 February 2009
A fricative (consonant) (a manner of articulation) is a consonant produced by passing the air through a narrow passage with audible friction.
Fricative is a sound that is articulated in such a way that the articulators are brought very close together; the air is forced through this narrow opening. A hissing sound is the result.
Examples
E.g., [f], [s], [þ], [ð]
English [s] in sea or [f] in flow.
Origin
Based on Latin fricare 'rub'.
Other languages
German Frikativ
