Practice question · Numerical answer
How many approximants does English have?
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- Two of them are glides.
- /l/, /r/, /w/ and /j/.
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4
Why
Four. With 6 plosives, 9 fricatives, 2 affricates and 3 nasals, the four approximants complete the 24 consonants of the inventory, a total worth checking against yourself, since a missing manner class is the usual reason a student's count comes out at 22 or 23.
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