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An '''obstruent''' is a [[plosive]], a [[fricative]], or an [[affricate]], that is, any [[consonant]] where airflow through the vocal tract is obstructed either completely or at least enough to create turbulence. | An '''obstruent''' is a [[plosive]], a [[fricative]], or an [[affricate]], that is, any [[consonant]] where airflow through the vocal tract is obstructed either completely or at least enough to create turbulence. | ||
'''Obstruent''' is a name referring to consonants ([[stop]]s and [[fricative]]s) that are produced by narrowing or complete closure of the vocal tract; the air pressure is built up inside the cavity. Obstruents share the feature [-son]. | |||
===Comments=== | ===Comments=== | ||
Consonants that are not obstruents are [[sonorant]]s. In many versions of [[distinctive feature theory]], obstruents are represented with the minus-value of the feature [son] or [sonorant]. | Consonants that are not obstruents are [[sonorant]]s. In many versions of [[distinctive feature theory]], obstruents are represented with the minus-value of the feature [son] or [sonorant]. | ||
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[http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=Obstruent&lemmacode=467 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics] | |||
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[[Category:Phonetics | [[Category:Phonetics and Phonology]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:22, 18 February 2009
An obstruent is a plosive, a fricative, or an affricate, that is, any consonant where airflow through the vocal tract is obstructed either completely or at least enough to create turbulence.
Obstruent is a name referring to consonants (stops and fricatives) that are produced by narrowing or complete closure of the vocal tract; the air pressure is built up inside the cavity. Obstruents share the feature [-son].
Comments
Consonants that are not obstruents are sonorants. In many versions of distinctive feature theory, obstruents are represented with the minus-value of the feature [son] or [sonorant].