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Plosives
1.
2. Plosive Consonants
• Plosives: Oral stops
– The air is stopped completely in the oral
cavity for a brief period.
– Then it explodes with the release of the
closure, producing loud-enough noise to
be heard.
– English plosives:
• Bilabials: /p, b/
• Alveolars: /t, d/
• Velars: /k, g/
7. Plosive Consonants
1- Voicing
- G.A → V. Cords → Open → no vibration → voiceless.
- G.B → V. Cords → Closed gently → vibration → Voiced.
2- Production:-
- G.A is difficult to produce. We need effort.
- G.B is easy.
- Perception:- G.A is difficult to be heard.
G.B is easy to be heard.
8. Plosive Consonants
3- Length:-
- Voiceless plosives Shorten the preceding Vowel.
For example:- heart [hɑ•t ] , hard [ha:d].
4- Aspiration:-
- G.A has aspiration. For example:- pet [ph
et].
- G.B has no aspiration. For example:- bet [bet].