Is H A Glide Or Fricative?

Is H A Glide Or Fricative? The tradition in generative phonology is to class [h] as a glide, along with [j] and [w]. That’s fine phonologically, but not very helpful phonetically. For practical teaching, it’s convenient to call [h] a fricative. Is h an Approximant? Occasionally, the glottal “fricatives” are called approximants, since [h] typically