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A stop [[Consonant (definition)|consonant]] is a sound that involves a complete closure in the vocal tract so that sound cannot escape the oral cavity. The [[oral (definition)|oral]] stops of English are [p, t, k, b, d, g], the [[Nasal (definition)|nasal]] stops of English are [m, n, ŋ]. In Gaelic, the oral stops are [pʰ, tʰ, kʰ, p, t, k] (written as ''p, t, c, b, d, g'' respectively) and the nasal stops are [m, n, N, ŋ] (written as ''m, n, nn, and ng'' respectively), including the [[Slender (definition)|slender]] variants thereof. | A stop [[Consonant (definition)|consonant]] is a sound that involves a complete closure in the vocal tract so that sound cannot escape the oral cavity. The [[oral (definition)|oral]] stops of English are [p, t, k, b, d, g], the [[Nasal (definition)|nasal]] stops of English are [m, n, ŋ]. In Gaelic, the oral stops are [pʰ, tʰ, kʰ, p, t, k] (written as ''p, t, c, b, d, g'' respectively) and the nasal stops are [m, n, N, ŋ] (written as ''m, n, nn, and ng'' respectively), including the [[Slender (definition)|slender]] variants thereof. | ||
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==External Links== | ==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. | 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. | ||
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*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stop_consonant | *http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stop_consonant | ||
*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Phonetic_Alphabet | *http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Phonetic_Alphabet | ||
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[[Category:Technical Definitions]] | [[Category:Technical Definitions]] | ||
[[Category:Phonetics]] | [[Category:Phonetics]] | ||
Revision as of 15:42, 20 November 2009
A stop consonant is a sound that involves a complete closure in the vocal tract so that sound cannot escape the oral cavity. The oral stops of English are [p, t, k, b, d, g], the nasal stops of English are [m, n, ŋ]. In Gaelic, the oral stops are [pʰ, tʰ, kʰ, p, t, k] (written as p, t, c, b, d, g respectively) and the nasal stops are [m, n, N, ŋ] (written as m, n, nn, and ng respectively), including the slender variants thereof.
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
