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Voiceless glottal fricative. The soft palate is in its raised position and the vocal folds do not vibrate. It is always found before vowel sounds and it has the same articulation as that of the following vowel. When we pronounce it, friction is produced at the glottis. Spelling
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PronunciationThe soft palate is in its raised position and the vocal folds do not vibrate. It is always found before vowel sounds and it has the same articulation as that of the following vowel. When we pronounce it, friction is produced at the glottis. |
Voiceless velar fricative When we pronounce this sound, the back of the tongue, the active articulator , approximates to the velum, the passive articulator. The velum is in its raised position. So, the lung air cannot go out through the nasal cavity. Friction is produced when the lung air goes out through the passage formed by the articulators. The vocal folds do not vibrate during the production of this sound. Spelling<g>, when followed by <e>, <i>, <j>, when followed by <a>, <o>, <u> We can also find the spellings <je> and <ji>: <objeto>, <viaje>, <jinete>. Examplesgenio PronunciationThe back of the tongue approximates to the velum. Friction is produced when the lung air goes out through the passage formed by the articulators. The vocal folds do not vibrate. |