uvularization
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- Englishuvularization
- Englishuvularisation
- brHugedekadur
- 中文小舌化
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Uvularization or uvularisation is a secondary articulation of consonants or vowels by which the back of the tongue is constricted toward the uvula and upper pharynx during the articulation of a sound with its primary articulation elsewhere.
Uvularization or uvularisation is a secondary articulation of consonants or vowels by which the back of the tongue is constricted toward the uvula and upper pharynx during the articulation of a sound with its primary articulation elsewhere. ==IPA symbols== In the International Phonetic Alphabet, uvularization can be indicated by the symbol (a superscript voiced uvular fricative (inverted small capital R)) after the letter standing for the consonant that is uvularized, as in (the uvularized equivalent of ). This is specified in VoQS standards. The symbol (a superscript voiceless uvular fricative) is sometimes used on voiceless consonants. ==References==
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