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 Definition:A type of consonant produced

by forming a complete obstruction to the
flow of air out of the mouth.
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 POINT OF ARTICULATION

 VOICING/MUSCULAR EFFORT

 ASPIRATION

 DEVOICING
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 POINT OF ARTICULATION
 a) Bilabial /p/-/b/
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 POINT OF ARTICULATION
 a) bilabial
 b) alveolar /t/-/d/
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 POINT OF ARTICULATION
 a) bilabial
 b) alveolar
 c) velar /k/-/g/
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 POINT OF ARTICULATION
 a) bilabial b) alveolar c) velar


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 VOICING/MUSCULAR EFFORT
 a) Voiced/Lenis /b d g/
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 VOICING/MUSCULAR EFFORT
 a) Voiced/Lenis
 b) Voiceless/Fortis / p t k /
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 ASPIRATION
 a) Aspirated /p t k/  [p t
k]
 b) Non-aspirted /b d g/

 Distribution of aspiration
 a) always in the onset position [pI]
[tI] [kI]
 b) ever after
tautosyllabic /s/
(e.g. [spI] [stI]
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 ASPIRATION: distribution
 a) always in the onset position
(e.g. [pI] [tI] [kI])
 b) ever after
tautosyllabic /s/
(e.g. [spI] [stI]
[skI])
 c) for emphatic reasons word-finally, but in free
variation with non-aspirated and inaudible release
“weep” [wi:p wi:p
wi:p] “wheat”
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 DEVOICING
 a) distinction between voiceless and
voiced: applies fully between voiced
sounds (e.g. [lkIN] vs. [
lgIN]
 b) in onset position: /b d g/ partially
devoiced (e.g. [b d g])
 c) in coda position: /b d g/ fully devoiced
(e.g. [b d g]).