Aspiration (definition)

• For a definition of the consonant mutation which is sometimes called 'aspiration' in Gaelic, see Lenition

Note: This article is NOT about the initial consonant mutation, in this wiki the term Aspiration is used in it's technical linguistic sense: Aspiration is a puff of air that accompanies the production of some consonant sounds. This puff can be felt by holding your hand (or a tissue) just in front of your lips as you produce the sound.

See Also

• Preaspiration (definition)
• Postaspiration (definition)
• Stop (definition)
• Consonants

External Links

Be very careful with wikipedia articles, they often contain inaccurate information

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspiration_(phonetics)
• http://camba.ucsd.edu/blog/phonoloblog/2005/11/17/saspirated-stop/

References

• Crystal, D. (2008) Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. 6th Edition. Wiley-Blackwell.