Obstruent

Speech sounds, more precisely: a group of consonants , in which a constriction or closure of the organs of articulation is formed, as a result of which the phonation flow through the nose or mouth is obstructed or interrupted and a specific noise is generated, is referred to as an obstruent (also sound consonant , noise sound ) . The class of obstruents includes plosives , affricates, and fricatives . Voiced obstruents include e.g. For example: [b], [v], [d], [g] and [z]. Among the voiceless obstruents one assigns u. a. [p], [t], [k], [f], [s] a.

literature

• Helmut Glück (Ed.), With the collaboration of Friederike Schmöe : Metzler-Lexikon Sprache. 3rd, revised edition. Metzler, Stuttgart a. a. 2005, ISBN 3-476-02056-8 .

Web links

Wiktionary: Noise sound  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

Wiktionary: Obstruent  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations