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

2. ENGLISH PLOSIVES POINT OF ARTICULATION VOICING/MUSCULAR EFFORT
ASPIRATION
DEVOICING

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. 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

10. 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]

11. 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]).