- An
obstruent (/ˈɒbstruənt/ OB-stroo-ənt) is a
speech sound such as [k], [d͡ʒ], or [f] that is
formed by
obstructing airflow.
Obstruents contrast with sonorants...
- / / and ⟨ ⟩, see IPA § Brackets and
transcription delimiters. Final-
obstruent devoicing or
terminal devoicing is a
systematic phonological process occurring...
- may be
added to the approximant.
Nearly all
languages with such
lateral obstruents also have the approximant. However,
there are a
number of exceptions,...
-
letters for many
voiceless and
modally voiced pairs of
consonants (the
obstruents), such as [p b], [t d], [k ɡ], [q ɢ], [c ɟ], [f v], and [s z]. Also, there...
-
element of the
compound word
already contains one or more of the
voiced obstruent consonant phonemes /d ɡ z b/.
Rendaku is also
systematically blocked if...
-
closure of a
voiceless obstruent,
basically equivalent to an [h]-like
sound preceding the
obstruent. In
other words, when an
obstruent is preaspirated, the...
-
occur as a coda. **
Conventionally transcribed /r/ In the table, when
obstruents (stops, affricates, and fricatives)
appear in pairs, such as /p b/, /tʃ...
-
liquid consonants like [l] and [r]. This set of
sounds contrasts with the
obstruents (stops,
affricates and fricatives). For some authors, only the term resonant...
- 'small'. The
obstruent slot of an
onset or coda may
consist of
multiple obstruents itself. Here, too, only one
member of each
subgroup of
obstruents may appear...
- of articulation.
Notes In rows
where some
letters appear in
pairs (the
obstruents), the
letter to the
right represents a
voiced consonant,
except breathy-voiced...
