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Voiced palatal approximant [j]
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The voiced palatal approximant [j] is a consonant phone.
Features[edit | edit source]
The voiced palatal approximant has the following features:
- Its manner of articulation is an approximant, which means that the articulators come close together but do not create a turbulent airstream.
- Its place of articulation is palatal, meaning the sound is produced with the tongue approaching the hard palate.
- It’s a voiced consonant, which means that the vocal cords vibrate during the articulation of the sound.
Classification[edit | edit source]
It’s classified as a palatal approximant, and does not have a voiceless counterpart in English.
Representation[edit | edit source]
It has the IPA symbol lowercase J, i.e. ⟨j⟩, and the IPA number 153.
English[edit | edit source]
In English, this is the standard pronunciation of the yod phoneme /j/, as in the word yes.
