Dental (Noun)
Meaning
A consonant articulated with the tip of the tongue near the gum ridge.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The 'd' sound in dog is an example of a dental consonant, which involves the tongue tip near the gum ridge.
- She focused on producing dental stops for a perfect pronunciation of the words in the play.
- A characteristic feature of some dialects is their frequent use of dental consonants instead of alveolar ones.
- It was clear the instructor paid extra attention to how his student was producing dental sounds.
- There was significant distinction between alveolar and dental 's' and 't' in their linguistic patterns.