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Languages can contain both the alveolar approximant and the alveolar tap
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Phonetic and cross-linguistic evidence demonstrates that languages can indeed contain both alveolar approximants and alveolar taps.

Evidence for · 2
Explaining Coronal Reduction: Prosodic Structure and Articulatory Posture.
2018 · cited by 6
Explains how articulatory posture and duration lead to the realization of coronal sounds as both coronal approximants and flaps (taps).
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The retrieved papers discuss phonetic variants such as alveolar approximants and taps (flaps) within languages like English, Spanish, and Welsh, confirming that phonological inventories and phonetic realizations in human languages include both.

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Social Influences on Phonological Transfer: /r/ Variation in the Repertoire of Welsh-English Bilinguals
2021 · cited by 6
Notes that languages like Welsh and English feature or contrast alveolar trills, taps, and approximants.
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first checked04 Aug 2026
judged → SUPPORTED · 8004 Aug 2026
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