Talk:Labial–uvular consonant

"Labio-uvular" vs "Labial–uvular"

The "Labial" version, as in "Labial-uvular consonant" is impossible to find in either Google books or Google scholar. "Labio-uvular consonant" is rare, but exists in the research work. That said, "Labial-dorsal" combination is popular, and many works use both "Labial-dorsal" and "Labio-dorsal" for various things, apparently non-interchangeably. Being not an expert, I am not sure if moving to much more popular "Labio-uvular consonant" would preserve the meaning, but it is sure worth considering by someone more knowledgeable that me. Викидим (talk) 00:29, 7 July 2024 (UTC)

@Викидим: I don't know. The problem with using terms such as labiouvular and labiovelar is that they can also mean labialized versions of dorsal consonants, such as /qʷ/ or /kʷ/ instead of a doubly-articulated sound like /q͡p/. I believe that that is the reason why pages with similar titles, such as Labial-velar consonant have not been changed to "labiovelar" even if it is more common in the literature. To summarize, 'labio-uvular' just isn't as specific as 'labial–uvular', so that is why I suggest to keep the title the same, which is consistent with other pages with similar titles. – PharyngealImplosive7 (talk) 17:57, 8 July 2024 (UTC)