It must be understood that in the jargon, " pre-" and " post-" do not have their normal English meanings . " Postalveolar " means " the rear portion of the alveolar ridge ", not " a region behind the alveolar ridge ", while " prepalatal " means " the front portion of the palate ( immediately behind the alveolar ridge ) ", not " a region in front of the palate ".
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It must be understood that in the jargon, " pre-" and " post-" do not have their normal English meanings . " Postalveolar " means " the rear portion of the alveolar ridge ", not " a region behind the alveolar ridge ", while " prepalatal " means " the front portion of the palate ( immediately behind the alveolar ridge ) ", not " a region in front of the palate ".
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It must be understood that in the jargon, " pre-" and " post-" do not have their normal English meanings . " Postalveolar " means " the rear portion of the alveolar ridge ", not " a region behind the alveolar ridge ", while " prepalatal " means " the front portion of the palate ( immediately behind the alveolar ridge ) ", not " a region in front of the palate ".
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The last proposed distinction was that a tap strikes its point of contact directly, as a very brief stop, whereas a flap strikes the point of contact tangentially : " Flaps are most typically made by retracting the tongue tip behind the alveolar ridge and moving it forward so that it strikes the ridge in passing . " However, later on, he no longer felt this was a useful distinction to make, and preferred to use the word " flap " in all cases.
