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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 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.” |
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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| + | Matthews, P. H. The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1997. | ||
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| + | Crystal, David. A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. The language library. Oxford, UK: Blackwell, 1997. | ||
[[Category: Technical Definitions]] | [[Category: Technical Definitions]] | ||
[[Category: Phonetics]] | [[Category: Phonetics]] | ||
Revision as of 16:19, 13 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.”
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Matthews, P. H. The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1997.
Crystal, David. A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. The language library. Oxford, UK: Blackwell, 1997.
