:Alveolar:

Pronunciation GB: ˌælviˈəʊlə, GA: ælˈviːələr

A place of articulation name. The active articulator is the tip or blade of the tongue and the passive articulator is the alveolar ridge. Examples of alveolar sounds – t d n s z l r

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Diagrams based on Laver J. (1994) Principles of phonetics. Cambridge University Press.