Consonant rétroflexe
A consonant rétroflexe , or more briefly a rétroflexe , indicates, in Articulatory phonetics, a Consonne whose Lieu of articulation is at the level of the palate and whose body constrictor is the point of the language, directed upwards and back of the mouth.
The rétroflexes are widespread in the Indo-Aryan Langues (Hindî inter alia) and in the Langues dravidiennes, like in Mandarin, Swedish or Norwegian. The French does not comprise a rétroflexe.
Rétroflexes the API one
The symbols representing the rétroflexes are similar to those used for the alveolar and are different from it by a “hook” directed towards the line.The International Phonetic Alphabet counts the following rétroflexes:
See too
- Place of articulation
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