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| − | A stop | + | A '''stop''' is a sound that involves a complete closure in the vocal tract so that sound cannot escape the oral cavity. This closure can be in the oral or nasal cavity. The release of this closure creates a burst (which can be accompanied by aspiration) that is quite distinctive on the spectrogram. |
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| + | The [[oral (definition)|oral]] stops of English are [p, t, k, b, d, g], and the [[Nasal (definition)|nasal]] stops of English are [m, n, ŋ]. | ||
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| + | In Gaelic, the oral stops are [pʰ, tʰ, kʰ, p, t, k]; these are written as ''p, t, c, b, d, g,'' respectively. The nasal stops of Gaelic are [m, n, N, ŋ], which are written as ''m, n, nn, and ng.'' | ||
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Revision as of 15:26, 31 October 2020
A stop is a sound that involves a complete closure in the vocal tract so that sound cannot escape the oral cavity. This closure can be in the oral or nasal cavity. The release of this closure creates a burst (which can be accompanied by aspiration) that is quite distinctive on the spectrogram.
The oral stops of English are [p, t, k, b, d, g], and the nasal stops of English are [m, n, ŋ].
In Gaelic, the oral stops are [pʰ, tʰ, kʰ, p, t, k]; these are written as p, t, c, b, d, g, respectively. The nasal stops of Gaelic are [m, n, N, ŋ], which are written as m, n, nn, and ng.
See Also
External Links
The following links on this page go to wikipedia.org. Although more complete, wikipedia.org articles should be used with care as anyone can edit them, and are subject to vandalism and inaccuracies.
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stop_consonant
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Phonetic_Alphabet
References
- Crystal, D. (2008) Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. 6th Edition. Wiley-Blackwell.
- Matthews, P. H. (1997) The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Ladefoged, D. (2010) A Course in Phonetics. 6th Edition. Wadsworth Publishing.
- Lamb, William (2003) Scottish Gaelic. 2nd edition. Munich: Lingcom Europa
