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12.3 Approximants

As the name suggests, approximants are produced when the articulators are approximated, i.e. brought closely together, without forming a major obstruction of the airstream: there is a light or near contact at some point but the air is allowed to escape relatively freely so that no friction is produced.

The GA approximants are /l,r,j,w/.

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