ENGLISH PLOSIVES Definition:A type of consonant produced by forming a complete obstruction to the flow of air out of the mouth.

ENGLISH PLOSIVES POINT OF ARTICULATION VOICING/MUSCULAR EFFORT ASPIRATION DEVOICING

ENGLISH PLOSIVES POINT OF ARTICULATION a) Bilabial /p/-/b/

ENGLISH PLOSIVES POINT OF ARTICULATION a) bilabial b) alveolar /t/-/d/

ENGLISH PLOSIVES POINT OF ARTICULATION a) bilabial b) alveolar c) velar /k/-/g/

ENGLISH PLOSIVES POINT OF ARTICULATION a) bilabial b) alveolar c) velar

ENGLISH PLOSIVES VOICING/MUSCULAR EFFORT a) Voiced/Lenis /b d g/

ENGLISH PLOSIVES VOICING/MUSCULAR EFFORT a) Voiced/Lenis b) Voiceless/Fortis / p t k /

ENGLISH PLOSIVES ASPIRATION a) Aspirated /p t k/  [p t k] b) Non-aspirted /b d g/ Distribution of aspiration a) always in the onset position [pI] [tI] [kI] b) never after tautosyllabic /s/ (e.g. [spI] [stI] [skI]) c) for emphatic reasons in word final position

ENGLISH PLOSIVES ASPIRATION: distribution a) always in the onset position (e.g. [pI] [tI] [kI]) b) never after tautosyllabic /s/ (e.g. [spI] [stI] [skI]) c) for emphatic reasons word-finally, but in free variation with non-aspirated and inaudible release “weep” [wi:p wi:p wi:p] “wheat” [wi:t wi:t wi:t] “weak” [wi:k wi:k wi:k]

ENGLISH PLOSIVES DEVOICING a) distinction between voiceless and voiced: applies fully between voiced sounds (e.g. [lkIN] vs. [ lgIN] b) in onset position: /b d g/ partially devoiced (e.g. [b d g]) c) in coda position: /b d g/ fully devoiced (e.g. [b d g]).