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11 Cards in this Set
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Obstruent |
partial or full obstruction of vocal tract |
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Sonorant |
unobstructed but narrowed vocal tract |
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Nasal |
sound passing through and out of the nasal cavity |
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Glide |
consonant that provides a rapid transition to a vowel |
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Diaphragm |
large dome shaped muscle separating thorax from abdomen |
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Stops |
complete obstruction of airflow |
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Fricatives |
partial blockage of airflow |
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Affricates |
start as stops and release as fricatives |
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Approximants |
articulators approach each other but no significant turbulence is created |
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Laterals |
air flows laterally around both sides of tongue |
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Liquids |
little or no friction occurs |
