(phonetics) Any sound articulated with the tongue near or touching the back of the alveolar ridge, such as English sh in the word shoe.
Used in a Sentence
postalveolar
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for postalveolar.
Editorial note
I was trying to decide between a voiced postalveolar affricate d͡ʒ (hard) or voiced palatal approximant j (soft).
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Quick take
(phonetics) Any sound articulated with the tongue near or touching the back of the alveolar ridge, such as English sh in the word shoe.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of postalveolar gathered in one view.
(phonetics) Articulated with the tongue near or touching the back of the alveolar ridge.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for postalveolar.
noun
(phonetics) Any sound articulated with the tongue near or touching the back of the alveolar ridge, such as English sh in the word shoe.
adjective
(phonetics) Articulated with the tongue near or touching the back of the alveolar ridge.
Example sentences
I was trying to decide between a voiced postalveolar affricate d͡ʒ (hard) or voiced palatal approximant j (soft).
And if you want to get even more pedantic, it's a dual-articulated sound and not a pure postalveolar sound like in English.
Is it dental, alveolar (Spanish ‘pero’) or postalveolar (Hanover-German ‘Rachen’)?
The postalveolar approximant (r in "red" in General American) is so weird linguistically.
Pinyin IPA Articulation Aspirated ch [ʈ͡ʂʰ] postalveolar retroflex Y zh [ʈ͡ʂ] postalveolar retroflex N q [t͡ɕʰ] dual alveolo-palatal Y j [t͡ɕ] dual alveolo-palatal N By contrast, English "ch" is postalveolar but not retroflex, and aspiration depends on context: IPA [t͡ʃʰ] or [t͡ʃ].
Also it's always amused me how dog noises are onomonopoeitized in GA English as "bark" or "woof", when dogs lack lips to make a labial plosive, and their tongues can't really form proper postalveolar approximants or velar stops.
Quote examples
The postalveolar approximant (r in "red" in General American) is so weird linguistically.
Pinyin IPA Articulation Aspirated ch [ʈ͡ʂʰ] postalveolar retroflex Y zh [ʈ͡ʂ] postalveolar retroflex N q [t͡ɕʰ] dual alveolo-palatal Y j [t͡ɕ] dual alveolo-palatal N By contrast, English "ch" is postalveolar but not retroflex, and aspiration depends on context: IPA [t͡ʃʰ] or [t͡ʃ].
Also it's always amused me how dog noises are onomonopoeitized in GA English as "bark" or "woof", when dogs lack lips to make a labial plosive, and their tongues can't really form proper postalveolar approximants or velar stops.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use postalveolar in a sentence?
I was trying to decide between a voiced postalveolar affricate d͡ʒ (hard) or voiced palatal approximant j (soft).
What does postalveolar mean?
(phonetics) Any sound articulated with the tongue near or touching the back of the alveolar ridge, such as English sh in the word shoe.
What part of speech is postalveolar?
postalveolar is commonly used as noun, adjective.