Alveolo-palatal fricative

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Alveolo-palatal fricatives are a class of

The voiceless alveolo-palatal fricative and voiced alveolo-palatal fricative are written ⟨ɕ⟩ and ⟨ʑ⟩ in the International Phonetic Alphabet.

Features

Features of alveolo-palatal fricatives:^[1]

• Its manner of articulation is fricative, which means it is produced by constricting air flow through a narrow channel at the place of articulation, causing turbulence.
• Its place of articulation is alveolo-palatal. This means that:
  • Its
    alveolar ridge
    (the gum line).
  • Its
    tongue blade
    that contacts the roof of the mouth.
  • It is heavily palatalized, meaning that the middle of the tongue is bowed and raised towards the hard palate.
• It is an oral consonant, which means air is allowed to escape through the mouth only.
• It is a central consonant, which means it is produced by directing the airstream along the center of the tongue, rather than to the sides.
• The
  intercostal muscles and abdominal muscles
  , as in most sounds.

• Alveolo-palatal consonant
• Alveolar consonant
• Palatal consonant

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