List of phonetic topics - Article Index

Encyclopedia - Aspiration Phonetics: Encyclopedia - Aspiration Phonetics
In phonetics, aspiration is the strong burst of air that accompanies the release of some obstruents. To feel or see the difference betwee...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alveolar Tap: Encyclopedia - Alveolar Tap
The alveolar tap or flap is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alveolar Nasal: Encyclopedia - Alveolar Nasal
The alveolar nasal is a type of consonantal sound used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Affricate Consonant: Encyclopedia - Affricate Consonant
Affricate consonants begin like stops (most often an alveolar, such as [t] or [d]), but release as a fricative such as [s] or [z] (or, in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alveolar Ejective: Encyclopedia - Alveolar Ejective
The alveolar ejective is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alveolar Approximant: Encyclopedia - Alveolar Approximant
The alveolar approximant is a type of consonantal sound used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alveolar Trill: Encyclopedia - Alveolar Trill
The alveolar trill is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages (such as Russian, Spanish, Armenian, and Polish). The sy...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gemination: Encyclopedia Ii - Gemination - In Other Languages
In languages such as Swedish or Italian, consonant gemination and vowel length depend on each other. That is, a short vowel must be follo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alveolar Nasal: Encyclopedia Ii - Alveolar Nasal - In English
The alveolar nasal occurs in English, and it is the sound denoted by the letter 'n' in nine or plan. Some dialects of English, including ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tenseness: Encyclopedia Ii - Tenseness - Tenseness In Consonants
Occasionally, tenseness has been used to distinguish pairs of contrasting consonants in languages. Korean, for example, has a three-way c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alveolar Nasal: Encyclopedia Ii - Alveolar Nasal - In English
The alveolar nasal occurs in English, and it is the sound denoted by the letter 'n' in nine or plan. Some dialects of English, including ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alveolar Trill: Encyclopedia Ii - Alveolar Trill - In Other Languages
Alveolar trills are common in Slavic languages like Russian and Polish, as well as Romance languages such as Spanish and Italian. French,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Affricate Consonant: Encyclopedia Ii - Affricate Consonant - List Of Affricates
In the case of coronals, the symbols <t, d> are normally used for the stop portion of the affricate regardless of place. For exampl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alveolar Tap: Encyclopedia Ii - Alveolar Tap - Other Languages
Alveolar tap - Spanish. The alveolar tap is the single orthographic 'r' between vowels, as in pero ("but"), but not in perro ("dog"), w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alveolar Approximant: Encyclopedia Ii - Alveolar Approximant - In English
Most English dialects use this sound for the letter r and the digraph wr. Originally the second sound was labialized, but the distinction...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tenseness: Encyclopedia Ii - Tenseness - Comparison Between Tense And Lax Vowels
In general, tense vowels are more close (and correspondingly have lower first formants) than their lax counterparts. Tense vowels are som...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gemination: Encyclopedia Ii - Gemination - Writing
In written language, gemination is often indicated by writing a consonant twice ("ss", "kk", "pp", and so forth), but can also be indicat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Affricate Consonant: Encyclopedia Ii - Affricate Consonant - Samples
The English sounds spelt "ch" and "j" (transcribed [tʃ] and [dʒ] in IPA), German and Italian z [ts] and Italian z [dz] are typical affr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Affricate Consonant: Encyclopedia Ii - Affricate Consonant - Notation
Affricates are often represented by the two sounds they consist of (e.g. [pf], [kx]). However, single signs for the affricates may be des...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Affricate Consonant: Encyclopedia Ii - Affricate Consonant - Affricates Vs. Stop-fricative Sequences
Affricates can contrast with stop-fricative sequences. Examples include: Polish: [t͡ʃ] in czysta 'clean (f.)'   vs.   [tʃ] ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gemination: Encyclopedia Ii - Gemination - History Of The Term
Originally, gemination meant something different than mere consonant length. At the end of the 19th century, German phoneticians thought ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gemination: Encyclopedia Ii - Gemination - In English
In the English phonology, gemination is not distinctive. Phonetic gemination occurs marginally. It is often found where a root-word is pr...   » Read the article