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June 1, 1998Language1,740 citations

The Sounds of the World's Languages

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GNGeoffrey S. NathanPLPeter LadefogedIMIan Maddieson

Key Points

  • The aim is to analyze different sounds produced in languages around the world and their articulatory properties.
  • Comprehensive review of language sounds categorized by articulation
  • Detailed descriptions of various consonant and vowel types
  • Analysis of multiple articulatory gestures and their occurrences across languages
  • Identified distinct categories of speech sounds such as stops, nasals, fricatives, and vowels
  • Described the unique places of articulation for different consonant types
  • Highlighted the presence of complex articulatory gestures in diverse languages

Abstract

List of Figures. List of Tables. Acknowledgments. 1. The Sounds of the Worlda s Languages. 2. Places of Articulation. 3. Stops. 4. Nasals and Nasalized Consonants. 5. Fricatives. 6. Laterals. 7. Rhotics. 8. Clicks. 9. Vowels. 10. Multiple Articulatory Gestures. References. Index.

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Nathan et al. (1998) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6943bf376d87baa2dfa88bdbhttps://doi.org/10.2307/417875
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