Fricative consonant

A fricative consonant is a consonant that is made when you squeeze air through a small hole or gap in your mouth. For example, the gaps between your teeth can make fricative consonants; when these gaps are used, the fricatives are called sibilants. Some examples of sibilants in English are , , , and . 

English has a fairly large number of fricatives, and it has both voiced and voiceless fricatives. Its voiceless fricatives are [s], , [f], and [θ], and its voiced fricatives are [z], [ʒ], [v], and [ð] 

Sibilant fricatives
This is a list of sibilant fricatives. 

  voiceless coronal sibilant, as in English sip
  voiced coronal sibilant, as in English zip
  voiceless palat-alveolar sibilant (domed, partially palatalized), as in English ship
  voiced palat-alveolar sibilant (domed, partially palatalized), as the s in English vision
  voiceless alveolo-palatal sibilant (laminal, palatalized)
  voiced alveo-palatal sibilant (laminal, palatalized)
  voiceless retroflex sibilant (apical or subapical)
  voiced retroflex sibilant (apical or subapical)

Non-sibilant fricatives
  voiceless bilabial fricative
  voiced bilabial fricative
  voiceless labiodental fricative, as in English fine
  voiced labiodental fricative, as in English vine
  voiceless dental fricative, as in English thing
  voiced dental fricative, as in English that
  voiced alveolar fricative trill
  voiceless palatal fricative
  voiced palatal fricative
  voiceless velar fricative
  voiced velar fricative
  voiceless palatal-velar fricative
  voiceless uvular fricative
  voiced uvular fricative
  voiceless pharyngeal fricative
  voiced pharyngeal fricative
  voiceless epiglottal fricative
  voiced epiglottal fricative

Lateral fricatives
  voiceless coronal lateral fricative
  voiced coronal lateral fricative

Pseudo-fricatives

  voiceless glottal transition, as in English hat
  breathy-voiced glottal transition

In many languages, such as English, the glottal "fricatives," like the  in English "hat", are not really fricatives because throughout the length of time it takes to produce this speech sound, the state of the gaps or holes in your mouth remains unchanged, without being joined by any manner, fricative or otherwise. They may be mistaken for real glottal constriction in a number of languages, such as Finnish.

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 Other websites 
 Fricatives in English

Category:Consonants