![]() |
|
|
| |
|
||||
Features of this consonant:
Varieties of [g]
In EnglishIn English, the sound /g/ is denoted by the letter "g" as in gum or bag. However, the letter "g" does not always denote the sound /g/. When followed by "i" or "e" or preceded by d it sometimes denotes the affricate /dʒ/, as in gin and judgment. When preceded by "n" and occurring at the end of a morpheme, it often becomes the digraph "ng", which denotes the velar nasal and "g" is not pronounced, as in singer and rung, but not finger. In other languagesThe [g] sound is a common sound cross-linguistically. Many languages have at least a plain [g], and some distinguish more than variety. Many Indian languages, such as Hindi, have a two-way contrast between aspirated (breathy voice) and plain [g].
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
Copyright 2008 WordIQ.com - Privacy Policy
::
Terms of Use
:: Contact Us
:: About Us This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Voiced velar plosive". |