Alveolar lateral approximant

For consonants followed by superscript ˡ, see Lateral release.
Alveolar lateral approximant
l
IPA number 155
Encoding
Entity (decimal) l
Unicode (hex) U+006C
X-SAMPA l
Kirshenbaum l
Braille ⠇ (braille pattern dots-123)
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Postalveolar lateral approximant
l̠
Dental lateral approximant
l̪

The alveolar lateral approximant is a type of consonantal sound used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents dental, alveolar, and postalveolar lateral approximants is ⟨l⟩, and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is l.

As a sonorant, lateral approximants are nearly always voiced. Voiceless lateral approximants, /l̥/, are common in Sino-Tibetan languages, but uncommon elsewhere. In such cases, voicing typically starts about halfway through the hold of the consonant. No language contrasts such a sound with a voiceless alveolar lateral fricative [ɬ].

In a number of languages, including most varieties of English, the phoneme /l/ becomes velarized in certain contexts, a sound often called "dark l". Some languages, like many North American dialects of English may not have a "clear" /l/ at all.

Features

Features of the voiced alveolar lateral approximant:

Occurrence

Languages may have clear apical or laminal alveolars (such as Bulgarian, which has both), laminal denti-alveolars (such as French), or true dentals, which are uncommon. However, a true dental generally occurs allophonically before /θ/ in languages which have it, as in English health.

Dental or denti-alveolar

Language Word IPA Meaning Notes
Dutch Flemish lucht [l̪ʏçt̪] 'air' Laminal denti-alveolar, present in some dialects. See Dutch phonology
English Some dialects wealth [ˈwɛl̪θ] 'wealth' Dental. Allophone of /l/ before /θ ð/, present in dialects with no dark l and no L-vocalization. See English phonology
French[1] il [il̪] 'he' Laminal denti-alveolar. See French phonology
Hungarian[2] elem [ˈɛl̪ɛm] 'battery' Laminal denti-alveolar. See Hungarian phonology
Italian[3][4][5] molto [ˈmol̪ːt̪o] 'much, a lot' Laminal denti-alveolar.[3][4] Allophone of /l/ before /t d s z t͡s d͡z/.[3][4][5] See Italian phonology
Macedonian[6] лево [l̪e̞vo̞] 'left' Laminal denti-alveolar. See Macedonian phonology
Mapudungun [l̪afken̪] 'sea, lake' Interdental
Norwegian Eastern liv [l̪iːv] 'life' Laminal denti-alveolar. Present in some dialects, alveolar in others. See Norwegian phonology
Pashto لس [ləs] 'ten'
Polish wolt [vɔl̪t̪] 'volt' Laminal denti-alveolar. Allophone of /l/ before dental and denti-alveolar consonants. See Polish phonology
Slovene bazalt [baˈz̪áːl̪t̪] 'basalt' Laminal denti-alveolar. Allophone of /l/ before /t d s z t͡s/ when not vocalized to [w]
Swedish Central Standard[7] allt [äl̪t̪] 'everything' Laminal denti-alveolar. See Swedish phonology
Tamil[8] புலி [pul̪i] 'tiger' See Tamil phonology
Uzbek[9] Laminal denti-alveolar. Velarized between a non-front rounded vowel and a consonant or juncture phoneme.[9]
Vietnamese[10] lửa [lɨə˧˩˧] 'fire' See Vietnamese phonology

Alveolar

Language Word IPA Meaning Notes
Abkhaz мгьал [mɡʲal] 'bread' See Abkhaz phonology
Adyghe кӀалэ  [t͡ʃʼaːla]  'boy' Traditionally pronounced as [ɮ]
Albanian lis [lis] 'tree'
Arabic Standard[11] لا [laː] 'no' See Arabic phonology
Armenian Eastern[12] լուսին  [lusin]  'moon'
Basque lan [lan] 'work'
Bulgarian или [ili] 'or'
Catalan[13][14] tela [ˈt̪ɛlə] 'fabric' Apical 'front alveolar'.[13][14] May also be velarized.[15] See Catalan phonology
Chinese Mandarin 老 lǎo [lɑʊ˨˩˦] 'old' See Mandarin phonology
Czech lis [lɪs] 'press' See Czech phonology
Dutch leven [ˈleːvə(n)] 'to live' See Dutch phonology
English Most speakers let [lɛt] 'let' See English phonology
New York[16] Varies between apical and laminal, with the latter being predominant.[16]
Finnish illalla [ilːɑlːɑ] 'at evening' See Finnish phonology
German Liebe [ˈliːbə] 'love' See German phonology
Greek άλμα álma [ˈalma] 'jump' See Modern Greek phonology
Hebrew לא [lo̞] 'no' See Modern Hebrew phonology
Italian[17][18][3] letto [ˈlɛt̪ːo] 'bed' Apical.[4] See Italian phonology
Kabardian щIалэ [ɕʼaːla] 'boy' Traditionally pronounced as [ɮ]
Kashubian[19]
Kyrgyz[20] көпөлөк [køpøˈløk] 'butterfly' Velarized in back vowel contexts
Malay lagi [laɡi] 'again'
Marathi लग्न [ləɡˈnə] 'wedding' See Marathi phonology
Norwegian liv [liːv] 'life' Can be dental in eastern dialects. See Norwegian phonology
Polish[21] pole  [ˈpɔlɛ]  'field' Contrasts with /ɫ/ for a small number of speakers; when it does, it is always palatalized [lʲ]. See Polish phonology
Punjabi ਲਾਲ [läːl] 'red'
Romanian[22] alună [äˈlun̪ə] 'hazelnut' Apical. See Romanian phonology
Russian ключ  [klʲʉt͡ɕ]  'key' Palatalized. Contrasts with pharyngealized denti-alveolar lateral. See Russian phonology
Slovak[23] mĺkvy  [ˈml̩ːkʋi]  'silent' Syllabic form can be long or short
Slovene[24] letalo [lɛˈt̪àːlɔ] 'airplane'
Spanish[25] hablar [äˈβ̞läɾ] 'to speak' See Spanish phonology
Tibetan ལ [la] 'mountain pass' Contrasts voiced and voiceless lateral approximants
Ukrainian[26] обличчя [oˈblɪt͡ʃːɐ] 'face' Contrasts with palatalized form; it is voiceless word-finally after voiceless consonants.[26] See Ukrainian phonology
West Frisian lyts [lit͡s] 'small' In complementary distribution with [ɫ]; occurs before [i] and [y]

Postalveolar

Language Word IPA Meaning Notes
Italian[4] il cervo [il̠ʲ ˈt͡ʃɛrvo] 'the deer' Palatalized,[4] laminal.[4] Allophone of /l/ before /ʃ t͡ʃ d͡ʒ/.[4] See Italian phonology
Turkish[27][28] lale  [l̠ʲäːˈl̠ʲɛ]  'tulip' Palatalized.[27][28] Contrasts with a velarized dental lateral [ɫ̪].[27][28] See Turkish phonology

Variable

Language Word IPA Meaning Notes
Chinese Cantonese 老 lou5 [lou˩˧˦] 'old' Alveolar to sometimes dental. See Cantonese phonology
Korean 물집 muljip [mult͡ɕ̤ip̚] 'blister' Alveolar to postalveolar. See Korean phonology
Portuguese Most Brazilian dialects[29][30] lero-lero [ˈlɛɾu ˈlɛɾu] 'runaround'[31] Dental to sometimes alveolar. Always co-articulated in other dialects.[32] See Portuguese phonology

Velarized alveolar lateral approximant

Dark L
lˠ
lˤ
l̴
ɫ
IPA number 209
Encoding
Entity (decimal) l​ˠ
Unicode (hex) U+006C U+02E0
X-SAMPA 5 or l_G or l_?\
Kirshenbaum l<vzd>
Sound
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The velarized alveolar lateral approximant (dark l) is a type of consonantal sound used in some spoken languages. It is an alveolar, denti-alveolar or dental lateral approximant, with a secondary articulation of velarization or pharyngealization. The regular symbols in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represent this sound are ⟨lˠ⟩ (for a velarized lateral) and ⟨lˤ⟩ (for a pharyngealized lateral), though the dedicated letter ⟨ɫ⟩ – which covers both velarization and pharyngealization – is perhaps more common. If the sound is dental or denti-alveolar, one could use a dental diacritic to indicate that: ⟨l̪ˠ⟩, ⟨l̪ˤ⟩, ⟨ɫ̪⟩.

Velarization and pharyngealization are generally associated with more dental articulations of coronal consonants, so dark l tends to be dental or denti-alveolar, while clear l tends to be retracted to an alveolar position.[33]

Features

Features of the dark l:

Occurrence

Dental or denti-alveolar

Language Word IPA Meaning Notes
Belarusian[34] Беларусь [bʲɛɫ̪äˈrus̪ʲ] 'Belarus' Laminal denti-alveolar. Contrasts with palatalized form. See Belarusian phonology
Catalan[15][35] altres [ˈaɫ̪t̪ɾəs̺] 'others' Laminal denti-alveolar. Allophone of /l/ before /t d/.[35] See Catalan phonology
English wealth [ˈwɛɫ̪θ] 'wealth' Dental. Allophone of /l/ before /θ ð/. See English phonology
Icelandic[36] sigldi [s̺ɪɫ̪t̪ɪ] 'sailed' Laminal denti-alveolar; rare. See Icelandic phonology
Lithuanian[37] labas [ˈɫ̪äːbɐs̪] 'hi' Laminal denti-alveolar. Contrasts with [lʲ]
Macedonian[38] лук
luk		 [ɫ̪uk] 'garlic' Laminal denti-alveolar. Present only before back vowels (/a o u/) and syllable-finally. See Macedonian phonology
Norwegian Southeastern[37] tale [ˈt̪ʰɑ̈ːɫ̪ə] 'speech, to speak' Laminal denti-alveolar. Allophone of /l/ after /ɑ ɑː ɔ oː/. See Norwegian phonology
Polish Eastern dialects[21] łapa [ˈɫ̪äpä] 'paw' Laminal denti-alveolar. Corresponds to /w/ in standard Polish. See Polish phonology
Russian[39] малый [ˈmɑ̟ɫ̪ɨ̞j] 'small' Pharyngealized laminal denti-alveolar. See Russian phonology
Scottish Gaelic[40] Mallaig [ˈmäʊɫ̪ækʲ] 'Mallaig' See Scottish Gaelic phonology
Serbo-Croatian столца / stolca [s̪t̪ǒ̞ːɫ̪t̪͡s̪a̠] 'chair' (gen. sg.) Laminal denti-alveolar. Allophone of /l/ before /t d s z t͡s/; may be syllabic. See Serbo-Croatian phonology
Turkish[27][28] lala [ɫ̪äˈɫ̪ä] 'servant' Laminal denti-alveolar.[28] Contrasts with a palatalized postalveolar lateral [l̠].[27][28] See Turkish phonology

Alveolar

Language Word IPA Meaning Notes
Albanian halla [ˈhäɫä] 'aunt'
Arabic Standard[41] الله ʼAllah [ʔɑˈɫːɑːh] 'God' Also transcribed as ⟨lˤ⟩. Many accents and dialects lack the sound and instead pronounce [l]. See Arabic phonology
Bashkir ҡала ǩala [ˈqɑˈɫɑ] 'city'
Bulgarian ъгъл ăgăl [ˈɤ̞̈ɡɐɫ] 'corner'
Catalan[15] Eastern dialects cel·la [ˈsɛɫːə] 'cell' Apical. Can be always dark in many dialects. See Catalan phonology
Western dialects alt [aɫ(t)] 'tall'
Dutch[42][43][44] bal [bɑɫ] 'ball' Postvocalic allophone of /l/. Pharyngealised. Can be always dark in some Netherlandic dialects. See Dutch phonology
Emiliano-Romagnolo sâl [sa:ɫ] 'salt'
English[45] Australian feel   [fiːɫ]  'feel' Most often apical. Can be always dark in North America, Australia and New Zealand. See English phonology
Canadian
Dublin
General American
New Zealand
Received Pronunciation
South African
Scottish loch [ɫɔx] 'loch' Can be always dark, except in some borrowings from Scottish Gaelic
Greek Northern dialects[46] μπάλα bálla [ˈbaɫa] 'ball' Allophone of /l/ before /a o u/. See Modern Greek phonology
Irish lá [ɫɑː] 'day' See Irish phonology
Kyrgyz Appears in back vowel contexts, otherwise clear [l]
Norwegian Northern spelle [spæɫːe] 'to play' See Norwegian phonology
Ossetian Алани Alani  [äˈɫäːni]  'Alania'
Romanian Bessarabian dialect[47] cal [kaɫ] 'horse' Corresponds to non-velarized l in standard Romanian. See Romanian phonology
Scots fluir [fɫyːr] 'floor'
Serbo-Croatian[48] лак / lak [ɫâ̠k] 'easy' Apical; may be syllabic; contrasts with /ʎ/. See Serbo-Croatian phonology
St’át’imcets qaoḻ [qáɫ] 'bad'
Taos [kīǣˈwǣɫmã̄] 'be strong' See Taos phonology
Uzbek[9] Apical; between a non-front rounded vowel and a consonant or juncture phoneme. Non-velarized denti-alveolar elsewhere.[9]
Welsh Northern dialects lol [ɫɔɫ] 'nonsense'
West Frisian lân [ɫɔːn] 'land'

Variable

Language Word IPA Meaning Notes
Portuguese European[49] mil [miɫ̪] 'thousand' When [lˠ ~ lʶ ~ lˤ ~ lˀ],[50] most often dental. Coda is now vocalized to [u̯ ~ ʊ̯] in most of Brazil (as in rural parts of Alto Minho and Madeira).[51] Might be always dental, and always dark (especially before back/rounded and close/unrounded vowels) in most dialects. See Portuguese phonology
Most dialects[52] Lituânia  [ɫ̪it̪uˈɐ̃ɲ̟ɐ]  'Lithuania'
Older Brazilian[53][54][55][56] álcool [ˈäɫ̪ko̞ɫ̪] 'alcohol, ethanol'

See also

References

  1. ↑ Walker (1984:35)
  2. ↑ Siptár & Törkenczy (2000:75–76)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Rogers & d'Arcangeli (2004:117)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 Canepari (1992:89)
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Bertinetto & Loporcaro (2005:133)
  6. ↑ Lunt (1952:1)
  7. ↑ Engstrand (2004:167)
  8. ↑ Keane (2004:111)
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 Sjoberg (1963:13)
  10. ↑ Thompson (1959:458–461)
  11. ↑ Thelwall (1990:38)
  12. ↑ Dum-Tragut (2009:20)
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Wheeler (2005:10–11)
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 "Voiced Alveolar Lateral - Central | Els Sons del Català".
    "Voiced Alveolar Lateral - Nord Occidental | Els Sons del Català".
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 Recasens & Espinosa (2005:1 and 20)
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 Wells (1982), p. 515.
  17. ↑ Bertinetto & Loporcaro (2005:132)
  18. ↑ Canepari (1992:88–89)
  19. ↑ http://www.rastko.net/rastko-ka/content/view/227/26/
  20. ↑ Kara (2003:11)
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 Rocławski (1976:130)
  22. ↑ Chițoran (2001:10)
  23. ↑ Hanulíková & Hamann (2010:374)
  24. ↑ Pretnar & Tokarz (1980:21)
  25. ↑ Martínez-Celdrán, Fernández-Planas & Carrera-Sabaté (2003:255)
  26. ↑ 26.0 26.1 Danyenko & Vakulenko (1995:10)
  27. ↑ 27.0 27.1 27.2 27.3 27.4 Zimmer & Orgun (1999:154–155)
  28. ↑ 28.0 28.1 28.2 28.3 28.4 28.5 Göksel & Kerslake (2005:8)
  29. ↑ Depalatalization and consequential iotization in the speech of Fortaleza. Page 2. (Portuguese)
  30. ↑ Barbosa & Albano (2004:229)
  31. ↑ Runaround generator
  32. ↑ Cruz-Ferreira (1995:92)
  33. ↑ 33.0 33.1 Recasens & Espinosa (2005:4)
  34. ↑ Padluzhny (1989:50–51)
  35. ↑ 35.0 35.1 Rafel (1999:14)
  36. ↑ Scholten (2000:22)
  37. ↑ 37.0 37.1 Mathiassen (1996:23)
  38. ↑ Lunt (1952:11–12)
  39. ↑ Jones & Ward (1969:168)
  40. ↑ Ó Dochartaigh (1997)
  41. ↑ Watson (2002:16)
  42. ↑ Verhoeven (2005:245)
  43. ↑ Booij, Geert. 1999. The Phonology of Dutch. P.8
  44. ↑ http://npu.edu.ua/!e-book/book/djvu/A/iif_kgpm_Collins_Phonetics_of_English_and_Dutch_pdf.pdf
  45. ↑ Roca & Johnson (1999:73)
  46. ↑ Northern Greek Dialects Portal for the Greek Language
  47. ↑ Pop (1938), p. 30.
  48. ↑ Gick et al. (2006:?)
  49. ↑ Cruz-Ferreira (1995:93)
  50. ↑ "Um caso de português tonal no Brasil?" – Centro de Comunicação e Expressão – Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (Portuguese). Page 52.
  51. ↑ MELO, Gladstone Chaves de. "A língua do Brasil". 4. Ed. Melhorada e aum., Rio de Janeiro: Padrão, 1981
  52. ↑ (Italian) Accenti romanze: Portogallo e Brasile (portoghese) – The influence of foreign accents on Italian language acquisition
  53. ↑ (Portuguese) The process of Norm change for the good pronunciation of the Portuguese language in chant and dramatics in Brazil during 1938, 1858 and 2007 Page 36.
  54. ↑ TEYSSIER, Paul. "História da Língua Portuguesa", Lisboa: Livraria Sá da Costa, pp. 81-83.
  55. ↑ Bisol (2005:211)
  56. ↑ "Um caso de português tonal no Brasil?" – Centro de Comunicação e Expressão – Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (Portuguese). Page 49.

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