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Encyclopedia > Palatal lateral approximant

IPA – number 157
IPA – text ʎ
IPA – image Image:Xsampa-L2.png
Entity ʎ
X-SAMPA L
Kirshenbaum l^
Sound sample 

The palatal lateral approximant is a type of consonantal sound used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is ʎ, which is a turned letter "y", and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is L. For information on how to read IPA transcriptions of English words see here. ... IPA symbols, detail from Image:Ipa-chart-consonants-pulmonic. ... HTML has been in use since 1991 (note that the W3C international standard is now XHTML), but the first standardized version with a reasonably complete treatment of international characters was version 4. ... The Extended SAM Phonetic Alphabet (X-SAMPA) is a variant of SAMPA developed in 1995 by John C. Wells, professor of phonetics at the University of London. ... Kirshenbaum, sometimes called ASCII-IPA, is a system used to represent the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) in ASCII. It was developed for Usenet, notably the newsgroups sci. ... Image File history File links Palatal_lateral_approximant. ... In articulatory phonetics, a consonant is a sound in spoken language that is characterized by a closure or stricture of the vocal tract sufficient to cause audible turbulence. ... Look up Speech in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... For information on how to read IPA transcriptions of English words see here. ... The Extended SAM Phonetic Alphabet (X-SAMPA) is a variant of SAMPA developed in 1995 by John C. Wells, professor of phonetics at the University of London. ...

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Features

Features of the palatal lateral approximant:

  • Its manner of articulation is approximant, which means it is produced by bringing one articulator close to another but without the vocal tract being narrowed to such an extent that a turbulent airstream is produced.
  • Its place of articulation is palatal which means it is articulated with the middle or back part of the tongue raised against the hard palate.
  • Its phonation type is voiced, which means the vocal cords are vibrating during the articulation.
  • It is an oral consonant, which means air is allowed to escape through the mouth.
  • It is a lateral consonant, which means it is produced by allowing the airstream to flow over the sides of the tongue, rather than the middle of the tongue.
  • The airstream mechanism is pulmonic egressive, which means it is articulated by pushing air out of the lungs and through the vocal tract, rather than from the glottis or the mouth.

In linguistics, manner of articulation describes how the tongue, lips, and other speech organs involved in making a sound make contact. ... Approximants are speech sounds that could be regarded as intermediate between vowels and typical consonants. ... Places of articulation (passive & active): 1. ... Palatal consonants are consonants articulated with the body of the tongue raised against the hard palate (the middle part of the roof of the mouth). ... For other uses, see Tongue (disambiguation). ... The hard palate is a thin horizontal bony plate of the skull, otherwise known as the palatine process of the maxilla, located in the roof of the mouth. ... In phonetics, phonation is the use of the laryngeal system to generate an audible source of acoustic energy, i. ... An oral consonant is a consonant sound in speech that is made by allowing air to escape from the mouth. ... Laterals are L-like consonants pronounced with an occlusion made somewhere along the axis of the tongue, while air from the lungs escapes at one side or both sides of the tongue. ... In phonetics, initiation is the action by which an air-flow is created through the vocal tract. ... This page is a candidate to be moved to Wiktionary. ... The lungs flank the heart and great vessels in the chest cavity. ... The space between the vocal cords is called the glottis. ...

In English

In some dialects of English, the sequence /lj/ is sometimes realized as the palatal lateral approximant, via coalescence, a type of assimilation. For example, million (/ˈmɪljən/ might be realized as [ˈmɪʎən]). However, there are no minimal pairs for /lj/ and /ʎ/, so the palatal lateral approximant is not a separate phoneme in English. The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Assimilation is a regular and frequent sound change process by which a phoneme changes to match an adjacent phoneme in a word. ... In phonology, minimal pairs are pairs of words or phrases in a particular language, which differ in only one phone, phoneme, toneme or chroneme and have a distinct meaning. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...


In other languages

Brazilian Portuguese

The palatal lateral approximant has traditionally corresponded to the digraph lh in Brazilian Portuguese, but this pronunciation is disappearing from the current Brazilian usage, and it is found only in the speech of some people. Today, lh in Brazilian Portuguese is normally pronounced as a sequence of /lj/, so for most native speakers of Brazilian Portuguese pairs like olhos / óleos (eyes / oils) and Júlio / julho (Júlio / july) sound same. (see Thaïs Cristófaro Silva, Fonética e Fonologia do Português for more details). Furthermore, some words that used to be spelled with –lh- have been changed to –li- spelling, to reflect the current pronunciation (mobilhar became mobiliar). In some words [y] (IPA [j)] in [ly] (IPA [lj]) is silent in the speech of most people, pronounced like a alveolar lateral l, so velhinha (little old lady) and velinha (little candle) are pronounced in the same way. In some dialects (Rio de Janeiro, Espírito Santo, Bahia ) lh is often pronounced as [l] when followed by an open E (é), as in Guilherme [gi’lEhmi] (man’s name) or mulher [mu’leh] (woman). In many rural dialects of Brazilian Portuguese, lh is pronounced as a semivowel [y (IPA j)], but unlike in Latin American Spanish, this pronunciation is considered substandard by educated people (only in some regional slang words, this pronunciation is accepted, examples: véio ‘’pal’’ (slang term used in Brasília ) (from velho, old man) and paia ‘’awful’’ (slang word used in Vitória ) (from palha ‘’dry grass’’). This article or section may contain original research or unverified claims. ... Image File history File links Circle-question-red. ... Note: This page contains IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. ... This article or section may contain original research or unverified claims. ... This article or section may contain original research or unverified claims. ... This article or section may contain original research or unverified claims. ... The alveolar lateral approximant is a type of consonantal sound used in some spoken languages. ... Location of Rio de Janeiro Coordinates: Country Brazil Region Southeast State Rio de Janeiro Mayor Cesar Maia (PFL) Area    - City 1,260 km² Population (2005)  - City 5,613,000 [1]  - Density 4,781/km²  - Metro 11,620,000 [2] Time zone UTC-3 (UTC-3) Website: www. ... Flag of Espírito Santo See other Brazilian States Capital Vitória Largest City Vila Velha Area 46,184 km² Population   - Total   - Density 3 097 232 58. ... Flag of Bahia See other Brazilian States Capital Salvador Largest City Salvador Area 564 273 km² Population   - Total   - Density 13 070 250 23. ... This article or section may contain original research or unverified claims. ... Location of Brasília Coordinates: Country Brazil State Distrito Federal Governor Maria de Lourdes Abadia Area    - City 5,801,937 km² Elevation 1000 m Population (2005)  - City 2,333,108  - Density 353,53/km² Time zone UTC (UTC-3) Website: www. ... Location in the state of Espírito Santo and Brazil Country Brazil Region Southeast State Espírito Santo Area    - City 93 km² Population    - City (2005) 313. ...


Catalan

Catalan has the palatal lateral approximant as a phoneme, where it is denoted by the digraph ll as in lluna /ˈʎunǝ/ (moon), enllaç /ǝɲˈʎas/ (link). The sound is very common in the language and has less phonactical restrictions than in neighbouring Spanish, being allowed in syllable coda position; e.g., vermell /vǝrˈmeʎ/ (red), conill /kuˈniʎ/ (rabbit). It also makes use of the geminate version of this sound, /ʎː/, spelled with the trigraph tll, as in the name of Antoni Gaudí's famous Casa Batlló /bǝˈʎːo/ in Barcelona; however, the geminate is much more phonotactically restricted than the non-geminate and only occurs between vowels within a word. The phenomenon of ieisme, analogous to that of Spanish yeísmo, exists but it is not at all as widespread in Catalan as it is in Spanish, and in general it is still strongly looked down upon as "bad" or "foreigner" pronunciation by many Catalan native speakers, especially by those of the prestige central dialect. Catalan IPA: (català IPA: or []) is a Romance language, the national language of Andorra and co-official in the Spanish autonomous communities of Balearic Islands, Valencia (under the name Valencian) and Catalonia. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Note: This page contains IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. ... Note: This page or section contains IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. ... Note: This page contains phonetic information presented in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) using Unicode. ... Listen to this article · (info) This audio file was created from the revision dated 2005-07-20, and does not reflect subsequent edits to the article. ... A trigraph (from the Greek words tria = three and grapho = write) is a group of three letters used to represent a single sound. ... Antoni Gaudí i Cornet (25 June 1852 – 10 June 1926) – also known by the Castilian version of his name, Antonio Gaudí – was a Spanish Catalan architect who belonged to the Modernisme (Art Nouveau) movement and was famous for his unique style and highly individualistic designs. ... Casa Batlló (pronounce Casa Batyo) is a building designed by Antoni Gaudi and built in years 1905–1907; located at 43, Passeig de Gràcia (passeig is Catalan for promenade or avenue), part of the Manzana de la Discòrdia in the Eixample district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. ... Location Coordinates : Time Zone : CET (GMT +1) - summer: CEST (GMT +2) General information Native name Barcelona (Catalan) Spanish name Barcelona Nickname Ciutat Comtal (Catalan) Ciudad Condal (Spanish) Postal code 08001-08080 Area code 34 (Spain) + 93 (Barcelona) Website http://www. ... Yeísmo is a distinctive feature of many dialects of the Spanish language, which consists of the loss of the traditional palatal lateral approximant phoneme (written ll) and its merger into another phoneme, usually realized as a palatal fricative or affricate. ... Yeísmo is a distinctive feature of many dialects of the Spanish language, which consists of the merger of the palatal lateral approximant phoneme (written ll) with another phoneme, usually realized as a palatal fricative or affricate. ...


Croatian

Croatian has the palatal lateral approximant as a phoneme, and it is denoted by lj, as in odijeljen /ˈodijeːʎen/ (separated). This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...


Faroese

Faroese has the palatal lateral approximant as a phoneme, and it occurs when l is followed by an affricate/palatal plosive, fylgja /fɪʎʤa/, /fɪʎɟa/ (to follow), fylki /fɪʎʧɪ/, /fɪʎcɪ/ (Norwegian fylke) This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... An affricate is a consonant that begins like a stop (most often an alveovelar, such as [t] or [d]) and that doesnt have a release of its own, but opens directly into a fricative (or, in one language, into a trill). ... Palatal consonants are consonants articulated with the body of the tongue raised against the hard palate (the middle part of the roof of the mouth). ... A stop or plosive or occlusive is a consonant sound produced by stopping the airflow in the vocal tract. ...


Galician

In Galician, the palatal lateral approximant is a phoneme denoted by orthographic ll, as in ollo /ˈoʎo/ (eye). Galician (Galician: galego, pron. ... Galician (Galician: galego, pron. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...


Greek

In Greek, this sound exists as a palatalized allophone for lambda + /i/ (unaccented) (-λι- and -λει-). It is found in such words as γυαλιά /ʝaˈʎa/ (glasses). Note that in that example, a similar palatalization occurs to the <γ>. Palatalization means pronouncing a sound nearer to the hard palate, making it more like a palatal consonant; this is towards the front of the mouth for a velar or uvular consonant, but towards the back of the mouth for a front (e. ... In phonetics, an allophone is one of several similar phones that belong to the same phoneme. ...


Hungarian

Hungarian had the palatal lateral approximant as a phoneme in earlier times. It is still denoted as ly as in király /kiraːj/ (king). While still realised as [ʎ] in some marginal dialects, in standard Hungarian /ʎ/ has merged into /j/, a phenomenon analogous to that of Spanish yeísmo. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Phonemic differentiation is the phenomenon of a language maximizing the acoustic distance between its phonemes, presumably to minimize the possibility of misunderstanding. ... Yeísmo is a distinctive feature of many dialects of the Spanish language, which consists of the merger of the palatal lateral approximant phoneme (written ll) with another phoneme, usually realized as a palatal fricative or affricate. ...


Italian

Italian has the palatal lateral approximant as a phoneme, where it is denoted by the trigraph gli, as in the article gli /ʎi/ (the); note the i in this trigraph is not pronounced except when it is the only vowel in the syllable (as in the previous example). Italian has a phonemic contrast of geminate (long) versus simple (short) for most consonants, but this is not the case with the palatal lateral (as neither with the palatal nasal spelled gn). The simple [ʎ] and geminate [ʎː] sounds are allophonic and the single phoneme /ʎ/ is usually realized as a geminate between vowels, as in figlio /ˈfiʎːo/ (son), there being no minimal pairs to contrast the long against the short sound. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... A trigraph (from the Greek words tria = three and grapho = write) is a group of three letters used to represent a single sound. ... Listen to this article · (info) This audio file was created from the revision dated 2005-07-20, and does not reflect subsequent edits to the article. ... The palatal nasal is a type of consonant, used in some spoken languages. ... In phonetics, an allophone is one of several similar phones that belong to the same phoneme. ... In phonology, minimal pairs are pairs of words or phrases in a particular language, which differ in only one phone, phoneme, toneme or chroneme and have a distinct meaning. ...


Latvian

In Latvian this sound is written as Ļ ļ.


Macedonian

In Macedonian the palatal lateral approximant is written as one sign Љ љ ,as in љубов /ʎubov/ (love).


Portuguese

Standard Portuguese has the palatal lateral approximant as a phoneme, and it is denoted by lh, as in olho /ˈoʎu/ (eye). This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...


Occitan

Occitan has the palatal lateral approximant as a phoneme, and it is denoted by lh, as in miralhar /mira'ʎa/ (to reflect, to mirror). Occitan, known also as Lenga dòc or Langue doc (Occitan: occitan, lenga dòc) is a Romance language spoken in Occitania (i. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...


Quechua

Quechua has the palatal lateral approximant as a phoneme, and it is denoted by ll, as in allin /ˈaʎin/ (good). Quechua (Runa Simi in Quechua; Runa, human + Simi, speech, literally mouth; i. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...


Serbian

In Serbian the palatal lateral approximant is written as one sign Љ љ ,as in љубав /ʎubav/ (love). ...


Slovak

Slovak has the palatal lateral approximant as a phoneme, and it is denoted by ľ (l with háček), as in roľa /ˈroʎa/ (field). This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... č Å¡ ž A háček (ˇ, pronounced ), also known as a caron, is a diacritic placed over certain letters to indicate palatalization or iotation in the orthography of Baltic languages and some Slavic languages, whereas some Finno-Lappic languages use it to mark postalveolar fricatives (sh, zh, ch). ...


Spanish

Spanish traditionally has had the palatal lateral approximant as a phoneme, which it spells ll in the standard orthography, as in millón /miˈʎon/ (million). However, a phenomenon called yeísmo is nowadays widespread in the majority of the Spanish-speaking areas, consisting of the loss of this palatal lateral phoneme and its merger into the phoneme spelled y (thus millón turns into /miˈʝon/ or /miˈʒon/, depending on the dialect). Note this merger only takes place at the phonological level, not in the orthography, although spelling mistakes switching ll with y or viceversa are common among yeísta speakers. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Yeísmo is a distinctive feature of many dialects of the Spanish language, which consists of the merger of the palatal lateral approximant phoneme (written ll) with another phoneme, usually realized as a palatal fricative or affricate. ... Phonemic differentiation is the phenomenon of a language maximizing the acoustic distance between its phonemes, presumably to minimize the possibility of misunderstanding. ...


On the other hand, both consonants ll and y are more phonotactically restricted than ll is in neighbouring Catalan and they are not allowed in syllable coda position. When Catalan names and words with ll in this position are borrowed into Spanish, the sound is replaced with that of the alveolar lateral l, because Spanish speakers find it difficult to pronounce an ll there; e.g., the surname of Catalan-born politician Josep Borrell is pronounced as if it were spelled Borrel by Spanish speakers. However, this replacement is considered annoying by many Catalan speakers, even though the majority of Spanish speakers are yeístas and might find it awkward to pronounce an ll not only at the end of a syllable, but anywhere. Note: This page or section contains IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. ... Catalan IPA: (català IPA: or []) is a Romance language, the national language of Andorra and co-official in the Spanish autonomous communities of Balearic Islands, Valencia (under the name Valencian) and Catalonia. ... Note: This page contains phonetic information presented in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) using Unicode. ... The alveolar lateral approximant is a type of consonantal sound used in some spoken languages. ... Josep Borrell Josep Borrell Fontelles (born April 24, 1947) is a Spanish politician. ...


See also

  Consonants (List, table) See also: IPA, Vowels  
Pulmonics Bilabial Lab'den. Dental Alveolar Postalv. Retroflex Palatal Velar Uvular Pharyn. Epiglottal Glottal Non-pulmonics and other symbols
Nasals m ɱ n ɳ ɲ ŋ ɴ Clicks  ʘ ǀ ǃ ǂ ǁ
Plosives p b t d ʈ ɖ c ɟ k ɡ q ɢ ʡ ʔ Implo­­sives  ɓ ɗ ʄ ɠ ʛ
Fricatives  ɸ β f v θ ð s z ʃ ʒ ʂ ʐ ç ʝ x ɣ χ ʁ ħ ʕ ʜ ʢ h ɦ Ejec­­tives 
Approximants  β̞ ʋ ð̞ ɹ ɻ j ɰ Other laterals  ɺ ɫ
Trills ʙ r ʀ Co-articulated approximants ʍ w ɥ
Flaps & Taps ѵ̟ ѵ ɾ ɽ Co-articulated fricatives ɕ ʑ ɧ
Lat. Fricatives ɬ ɮ Affricates  ʦ ʣ ʧ ʤ
Lat. Appr'mants l ɭ ʎ ʟ Co-articulated stops  k͡p ɡ͡b ŋ͡m
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Where symbols appear in pairs, the one to the right represents a voiced consonant. Shaded areas denote pulmonic articulations judged impossible.