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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]].  
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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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==See Also==
 
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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 17:19, 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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References

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.