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Consonants that are not obstruents are [[sonorant]]s. In many versions of [[distinctive feature theory]], obstruents are represented with the minus-value of the feature [son] or [sonorant]. | Consonants that are not obstruents are [[sonorant]]s. In many versions of [[distinctive feature theory]], obstruents are represented with the minus-value of the feature [son] or [sonorant]. | ||
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Revision as of 21:14, 29 November 2007
An obstruent is a plosive, a fricative, or an affricate, that is, any consonant where airflow through the vocal tract is obstructed either completely or at least enough to create turbulence.
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Consonants that are not obstruents are sonorants. In many versions of distinctive feature theory, obstruents are represented with the minus-value of the feature [son] or [sonorant].
