Dorsal consonant

Dorsal referred to in phonetics a sound whose articulation organ of the dorsum of the tongue (Latin dorsum linguae ) is.

With the back of the tongue three different places of articulation can be reached. If it is closer to the hard palate, palatal consonants as can be created:

  • [c ] voiceless palatal plosive
  • [ ɟ ] voiced palatal plosive
  • [ ɲ ] voiced palatal nasal
  • [ ç ] voiceless palatal fricative as in German I
  • [ ʝ ] voiced palatal fricative
  • [j ] voiced palatal approximant as in German yes

When he approached the soft palate ( velum ) so arise velar consonants:

  • [k ] voiceless velar plosive as in German short
  • [g ] velar plosive voiced as in German even
  • [ ŋ ] Voiced velar nasal as in German long
  • [ x] voiceless velar fricative as in German high
  • [ ɣ ] Voiced velar fricative

If the back of the tongue finally approached the uvula ( uvula ), so uvular consonants are produced:

  • [q ] voiceless uvular plosive
  • [ ɢ ] Voiced uvular plosive
  • [ ɴ ] Voiced uvular nasal
  • [ ʀ ] Voiced uvular Vibrant as in German raw
  • [ χ ] voiceless uvular fricative as in German but
  • [ ʁ ] Voiced uvular fricative as in German raw

Comments

  • Articulation organ
  • Tongue
Place of articulation Voiceless palatal stop Voiced palatal stop Voiceless velar stop Voiced velar stop Voiceless uvular stop Voiced uvular stop Uvular trill
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