Alveolar Ejective Fricative

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The alveolar ejective fricative is a type of Consonant al sound, used in some Spoken Language s. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is sʼ, and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is s_>.

FEATURES

Features of the alveolar ejective fricative:

Its Manner Of Articulation is Sibilant Fricative , which means it is produced by directing air flow through a groove in the tongue at the place of articulation and directing it over the sharp edge of the teeth, causing high-frequency Turbulence .

Its Place Of Articulation is Alveolar , which means it is articulated with either the tip or the blade of the tongue against the Alveolar Ridge , termed respectively '' Apical '' and '' Laminal ''.

Its Phonation type is voiceless, which means it is produced without vibrations of the vocal cords.

It is an Oral Consonant , which means air is allowed to escape through the mouth.

It is a Central Consonant , which means it is produced by allowing the airstream to flow over the center of the tongue, rather than the sides.

The Airstream Mechanism is Glottalic Egressive , which means it is produced by pushing air with the Glottis , rather than with the Diaphragm .

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