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A consonant described as fortis is one that is made using a larger amount muscle and breath energy than other sounds. In English, these are generally voiceless [[Consonant (definition)|consonants]].
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Revision as of 22:51, 13 November 2009


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References

Crystal, David (2008). A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics Sixth Edition. Blackwell Publishing Ltd.