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voiced

alveolar

non-palatalized

lateral

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IPA [l]
AS [l]

Sound    lecturer 1  [l] in isolation
Sound    lecturer 2  [l] in isolation
Sound    lecturer 3  [l] in isolation
Based on Maciołek & Tambor (2012)
Voiced: the vocal folds are in contact, the air coming from the lungs causes them to vibrate.
Alveolar: the front part of the tongue lies against the alveolar ridge and the teeth.
Non-palatalized: the middle of the tongue is in a neutral position, it does not take part in the articulation.
Lateral: there is a closure between the tongue tip and the alveolar ridge. Between the sides of the tongue and the premolars there is a passage which is larger than with fricatives and through which the air from the lungs can pass freely.

[l] in expressions

Sound  Sound  Sound 

luk

EN   trapdoor
IPA [luk]
AS  [luk]
Sound  Sound  Sound 

pola

EN   fields
IPA [pɔla]
AS  [pola]
Sound  Sound  Sound 

pól

EN   fields [N Gen PL]
IPA [pul]
AS  [pul]