clear l
noun[C]
phoneticsspecializeduk/ˌklɪər ˈel/us/ˌklɪr ˈel/(alsolight l)phoneticsspecialized
a way of saying an /l/soundin which the back of thetongueis notraised:
Aclearl usually onlyoccursbeforevowels.通常只有在元音前的“I”才发清音。
Compare
dark l
- Somelanguageshave onlyclearl.
- Others may not have aclearl at all, or only beforefrontvowels.
- The non-velarizedformis the "clearl" (alsoknownas "lightl"), whichoccursbefore and betweenvowelsincertainEnglishstandards.
Linguistics: phonology & phonetics
- alliterative
- alveolar
- apheresis
- aphesis
- aphetic
- aspirate
- guttural
- homonym
- lax
- lenis
- macron
- misemphasis
- mispronunciation
- phonology
- schwa
- semivowel
- sibilance
- sibilant
- speech pathology
- suprasegmental