alveolar consonant

• Consonne articulée par la pointe ou la lame de la langue contre la crête alvéolaire, située juste derrière les dents supérieures. Exemples : /t/, /d/, /s/, /z/, /n/ et /l/.

A speech sound produced by the tongue touching or approaching the alveolar ridge, the bony ridge just behind the upper front teeth. Examples include /t/, /d/, /s/, /z/, /n/, and /l/.

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   A consonant sound produced by the tongue touching or approaching the alveolar ridge, the bony ridge behind the upper front teeth.

   consonne alvéolaire

   • The English sounds /t/, /d/, /s/, /z/, /n/, and /l/ are alveolar consonants.
   • In phonetics, the alveolar ridge is the point of articulation for these sounds.
   • Learning to pronounce alveolar consonants correctly is important for clear speech.