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these are types of sounds which are made with a lot of muscle movement and forced breath. These types of sounds are usually voiceless. The term tense, when used in reference tense vs.lax, means the same thing as well. In English “p”, “t”, “f”, and “s” are some examples of fortis consonants.
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==See Also==
 
==See Also==
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*[[Lenis (definition)]]
  
 
==External Links==
 
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*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortis_and_lenis
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*http://www.statemaster.com/encyclopedia/Fortis-and-lenis
  
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortis_and_lenis
 
 
http://www.statemaster.com/encyclopedia/Fortis-and-lenis
 
 
http://wapedia.mobi/en/Fortis_and_lenis
 
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
  
Crystal, David (2008). A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics Sixth Edition. Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
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*Crystal, David (2008). A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics Sixth Edition. Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
 
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*Crystal, David. A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. The language library. Oxford, UK: Blackwell, 1997.
Crystal, David. A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. The language library. Oxford, UK: Blackwell, 1997.
 
  
 
[[Category: Technical Definitions]]
 
[[Category: Technical Definitions]]
 
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[[Category: Phonetics]]

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See Also

External Links

The link below takes you away from the Gaelic Wiki to Wikipedia. Since wikipedia pages can be edited by anyone, they often contain inaccurate information. So be careful!


References

  • Crystal, David (2008). A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics Sixth Edition. Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
  • Crystal, David. A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. The language library. Oxford, UK: Blackwell, 1997.