ENGLISH PLOSIVES n Definition A type of consonant

ENGLISH PLOSIVES n Definition: A type of consonant produced by forming a complete obstruction to the flow of air out of the mouth.

ENGLISH PLOSIVES n POINT OF ARTICULATION n VOICING/MUSCULAR EFFORT n ASPIRATION n DEVOICING

ENGLISH PLOSIVES n n POINT OF ARTICULATION a) Bilabial /p/-/b/

ENGLISH PLOSIVES n n n POINT OF ARTICULATION a) bilabial b) alveolar /t/-/d/

ENGLISH PLOSIVES n n POINT OF ARTICULATION a) bilabial b) alveolar c) velar /k/-/g/

ENGLISH PLOSIVES n n n POINT OF ARTICULATION a) bilabial b) alveolar c) velar

ENGLISH PLOSIVES n n VOICING/MUSCULAR EFFORT a) Voiced/Lenis /b d g/

ENGLISH PLOSIVES n n n VOICING/MUSCULAR EFFORT a) Voiced/Lenis b) Voiceless/Fortis / p t k /

ENGLISH PLOSIVES n n n ASPIRATION a) Aspirated /p t k/ [p k ] b) Non-aspirted /b d g/ t Distribution of aspiration a) always in the onset position [p I ] [t I ] [k I ] b) never after tautosyllabic /s/ (e. g. [sp. I ] [st. I ]

ENGLISH PLOSIVES n n ASPIRATION: distribution a) always in the onset position (e. g. [p I ] [t I ] [k I ]) b) never after tautosyllabic /s/ (e. g. [sp. I ] [st. I ] [sk. I ]) c) for emphatic reasons word-finally, but in free variation with non-aspirated and inaudible release “weep” [wi: p ] “wheat”

ENGLISH PLOSIVES n n DEVOICING a) distinction between voiceless and voiced: applies fully between voiced sounds (e. g. [ l k. IN] vs. [ l g. IN] 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 ]).