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| − | An obstruent is a sound that is made with complete or considerable obstruction the the vocal tract. Groups of sounds considered to be obstruents are [[Stop (definition)|stops]], [[Affricate (definition)|affricates]] and [[Fricative (definition)|fricatives]]. An example of a obstruent would be the fricative “th” and stops “p” and “t.” | + | An obstruent is a sound that is made with complete or considerable obstruction the the vocal tract. Groups of sounds considered to be obstruents are [[Stop (definition)|stops]], [[Affricate (definition)|affricates]] and [[Fricative (definition)|fricatives]]. An example of a obstruent would be the fricative “th” and stops “p” and “t.” Obstruents stand in opposition to [[Sonorant (definition)|sonorants]] |
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
| + | *[[Consonant (definition)]] | ||
| + | *[[Manner of Articulation (definition)]] | ||
| + | *[[Sonorant (definition)]] | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | + | *Matthews, P. H. (1997) The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics. Oxford: Oxford University Press. | |
| − | Matthews, P. H. The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics. Oxford: Oxford University Press | + | *Crystal, David. (1997) A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. The language library. Oxford, UK: Blackwell, |
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| − | Crystal, David. A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. The language library. Oxford, UK: Blackwell, | ||
[[Category: Technical Definitions]] | [[Category: Technical Definitions]] | ||
[[Category: Phonetics]] | [[Category: Phonetics]] | ||
| + | [[Category: Manners of Articulation]] | ||
Revision as of 23:11, 14 November 2009
An obstruent is a sound that is made with complete or considerable obstruction the the vocal tract. Groups of sounds considered to be obstruents are stops, affricates and fricatives. An example of a obstruent would be the fricative “th” and stops “p” and “t.” Obstruents stand in opposition to sonorants
See Also
External Links
References
- Matthews, P. H. (1997) The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Crystal, David. (1997) A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. The language library. Oxford, UK: Blackwell,
