Semivowel

A semi-vowel (also: Semi vowel, Halbkonsonant, glide, sonant ) is phonologically defined as a subclass of the approximants.

Semi-vowels have articulatory seen vocalic properties by the respiratory air flow is not blocked by constriction of the vocal tract (as opposed to consonants ), but differ from vowels, forming a separate syllable such as [j ] in the words " Kar · rie · re " and " fjord ".

Semi-vowels, as well as other approximants, are generally produced by a narrower constriction than a vowel. However, this constriction is not sufficient to generate friction, so that one could speak of a fricative. Therefore, the term approximant: the tongue approaches to the only place of articulation, which, if it would affect even closer from the tongue, would produce a fricative.

  • [j ] voiced palatal approximant: Complies with virtually the German, a little more open Jott [ j]. The German " I - According to" [ ç ], however, is voiceless, something closed and thereby a fricative.
  • [ ɥ ] labialisierter voiced palatal approximant: In French, occurs often u as a semi-vowel [ ɥ ] on: ' nuit ' [ nɥi ]; ' fuir ' [ fɥi: r]; a labialisiertes Jott, or a non- syllabic u. The only German word that contains it, is Libya.
  • [ w] voiced velar approximant labialisierter: Even as the English w in water, what is a semi-vowel.
Approximant consonant Bilabial consonant International Phonetic Alphabet Labiodental consonant Dental consonant Alveolar consonant Retroflex consonant Palatal consonant Velar consonant Uvular consonant Pharyngeal consonant Glottal consonant Voiceless bilabial stop Voiced bilabial stop Voiceless alveolar stop Voiced alveolar stop Voiceless retroflex stop Voiced retroflex stop Voiceless palatal stop Voiced palatal stop Voiceless velar stop Voiced velar stop Voiceless uvular stop Voiced uvular stop Bilabial nasal Labiodental nasal Alveolar nasal Retroflex nasal Palatal nasal Velar nasal Uvular nasal Bilabial trill Uvular trill Flap consonant Labiodental flap Retroflex flap Fricative consonant Voiceless bilabial fricative Voiced bilabial fricative Voiceless labiodental fricative Voiced labiodental fricative Voiceless dental fricative Voiced dental fricative Voiceless alveolar fricative Voiced alveolar fricative Voiceless palato-alveolar sibilant Voiced palato-alveolar sibilant Voiced retroflex sibilant Voiced palatal fricative Voiceless velar fricative Voiced velar fricative Voiceless uvular fricative Voiced uvular fricative Voiceless pharyngeal fricative Voiced pharyngeal fricative Voiceless glottal fricative Voiced glottal fricative Labiodental approximant Alveolar approximant Retroflex approximant Labio-velar approximant Retroflex lateral approximant Palatal lateral approximant Velar lateral approximant
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