Stop (definition)

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

• Fricative (definition)
• Sonorant (definition)
• Sounds of Scottish Gaelic
• Manner of Articulation (definition)

External Links

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• 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