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1 Changing phonation [p] followed by [a]
[p] is voiceless [a] is voiced The switch from voiceless to voiced could happen two ways Voicing could coincide with the release of [p] Voicing could be delayed till after the release

2 Which is which? voicing coincides with release
voicing is delayed till after release (Catford figure 18)

3 VOT (voice onset time) The time between the closure release and the beginning of voicing Voicing coincides with closure release Zero VOT Voicing delayed till after closure release Positive VOT

4 VOT

5 Negative VOT [b] followed by [a] In English, slightly negative
In French, very negative Fully voiced stop

6 Aspiration A puff of air between the release of the closure and the onset of voicing Please study this website:


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