ENGLISH PLOSIVES

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ENGLISH PLOSIVES

• DefinitionA type of consonant produced by
  forming a complete obstruction to the flow of air
  out of the mouth.

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ENGLISH PLOSIVES

• POINT OF ARTICULATION
• VOICING/MUSCULAR EFFORT
• ASPIRATION
• DEVOICING

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ENGLISH PLOSIVES

• POINT OF ARTICULATION
• a) Bilabial /p/-/b/

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ENGLISH PLOSIVES

• POINT OF ARTICULATION
• a) bilabial
• b) alveolar /t/-/d/

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ENGLISH PLOSIVES

• POINT OF ARTICULATION
• a) bilabial
• b) alveolar
• c) velar /k/-/g/

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ENGLISH PLOSIVES

• POINT OF ARTICULATION
• a) bilabial b) alveolar c) velar

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ENGLISH PLOSIVES

• VOICING/MUSCULAR EFFORT
• a) Voiced/Lenis /b d g/

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ENGLISH PLOSIVES

• VOICING/MUSCULAR EFFORT
• a) Voiced/Lenis
• b) Voiceless/Fortis / p t k /

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ENGLISH PLOSIVES

• ASPIRATION
• a) Aspirated /p t k/ ? p? t? k?
• b) Non-aspirted /b d g/
• Distribution of aspiration
• a) always in the onset position p?I? t?I?
  k?I?
• b) never after tautosyllabic /s/ (e.g. spI?
  stI? skI?)
• c) for emphatic reasons in word final position

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ENGLISH PLOSIVES

• ASPIRATION distribution
• a) always in the onset position
  (e.g. p?I? t?I? k?I?)
• b) never after tautosyllabic /s/
  (e.g. spI? stI? skI?)
• c) for emphatic reasons word-finally, but in
  free variation with non-aspirated and inaudible
  release
  weep wip?
  wip wip?
  wheat wit? wit wit?
  weak
  wik? wik wik?

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ENGLISH PLOSIVES

• DEVOICING
• a) distinction between voiceless and voiced
  applies fully between voiced sounds (e.g.
  ?l?kIN vs. ? l?gIN
• b) in onset position /b d g/ partially devoiced
  (e.g. b? d? g?)
• c) in coda position /b d g/ fully devoiced (e.g.
  b? d? g?).