Universal #1862
Legacy number: 1862
| Number | 1857 |
| Original | A trill is found to occur in a stressed position, to denote emphasis, or in slow speech. As against this, a flap (or tap) occurs in unstressed position, and in non-emphatic or fast speech. |
| Standardized | A trill is found to occur in a stressed position, to denote emphasis, or in slow speech. As against this, a flap (or tap) occurs in unstressed position, and in non-emphatic or fast speech. |
| Keywords | liquid, trill, tap, flap, stress, consonant |
| Domain | phonology |
| Type | unconditional |
| Status | unclear whether diachronic and/or achronic |
| Quality | statistical |
| Basis | languages in Bhat 1974 |
| Source | Bhat 1974: 84 |
Discussion
Notes
Trill: vibratory movemont of loosely held tip of tongue (or some other articulator).Flap: the tip of the tongue curled in and struck aginst the roof of the mouth in passing on its way back to its restposition.Tap: the tip of the tongue strikes against the roof of the mouthimmediately after leavcing its rest position (Ladefoged 1971, cited in Bhat 1974: 85).
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Flap: the tip of the tongue curled in and struck aginst the roof of the mouth in passing on its way back to its restposition.
Tap: the tip of the tongue strikes against the roof of the mouthimmediately after leavcing its rest position (Ladefoged 1971, cited in Bhat 1974: 85).