Features of a voiceless alveolar stop: • There are three specific variants of : •
Dental, which means it is articulated with either the tip or the blade of the tongue at the upper
teeth, termed respectively
apical and
laminal. •
Denti-alveolar, which means it is articulated with the blade of the tongue at the
alveolar ridge, and the tip of the tongue behind upper teeth. •
Alveolar, which means it is articulated with either the tip or the blade of the tongue at the alveolar ridge, termed respectively
apical and
laminal. ==Occurrence==