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| | Alveolar lateral flap -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article |
 | | The lateral alveolar flap is a type of (A speech sound that is not a vowel) consonantal sound, used in some (Click link for more info and facts about spoken) spoken (A systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols) languages. |  | | It is a (Click link for more info and facts about lateral consonant) lateral consonant, which means it is produced by allowing the airstream to flow over the sides of the tongue, rather than the middle of the tongue. |  | | Its (The sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract) phonation type is voiced, which means the vocal cords are vibrating during the articulation. |
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