ABSTRACT
Speech sound classified according to its primary articulator (apex=tip of the tongue) and its place of articulation (upper teeth). In English, the ‘clear l’ in leave [li:v] is apicodental. ( also articulatory phonetics)
Speech sound classified according to its primary articulator (apex=tip of the tongue) and its place of articulation (lips). Such sounds are found in some Caucasian languages, e.g. in Abkhaz. ( also articulatory phonetics)
Loss (synchronic or diachronic) of a final vowel, consonant, or syllable, as in comb [ko:m] (<[ko:mb]) or come (<[kome]). ( also aphesis, language change, sound change, syncope)
