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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 example of a obstruent would be the fricative “th” and stops “p” and “t.”  
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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 example of a obstruent would be the fricative “th” and stops “p” and “t.” Obstruents stand in opposition to [[Sonorant (definition)|sonorants]]
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
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*[[Consonant (definition)]]
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*[[Manner of Articulation (definition)]]
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*[[Sonorant (definition)]]
  
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
 
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*Matthews, P. H. (1997) The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Matthews, P. H. The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1997.  
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*Crystal, David. (1997) A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. The language library. Oxford, UK: Blackwell,
 
 
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]]
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[[Category: Manners of Articulation]]

Revision as of 00:11, 15 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.” Obstruents stand in opposition to sonorants

See Also

External Links

References

  • Matthews, P. H. (1997) The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
  • Crystal, David. (1997) A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. The language library. Oxford, UK: Blackwell,