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Semi-vowel
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A semivowel is a sound that acts as both a vowel and a consonant. The two main semivowels in English, /w/ and /j/,[1] as in wet and yet, are known as “glides", but there are others, such as /r/ and /l/, known as "liquids.”[2]
Glides[edit | edit source]
Glides occur before or between vocalic nuclei.[2]
As /w/[edit | edit source]
- what - west - war;
- way;
As /j/[edit | edit source]
- yacht - yes - your;
- music;
Liquids[edit | edit source]
Liquids occur after vocalic nuclei and before consonants.[2]
As /r/[edit | edit source]
- car
As /l/[edit | edit source]
- full - pool
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ “semivowel" Collins English Dictionary
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Lawrence J. Raphael, Gloria J. Borden, Katherine S. Harris (2007) Speech Science Primer: Physiology, Acoustics, And Perception of Speech, p. 133. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. At Google Books.
