Stop (definition)

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A stop is a sound that involves a complete closure in the vocal tract so that sound cannot escape the oral cavity. This closure can be in the oral or nasal cavity. The release of this closure creates a burst (which can be accompanied by aspiration) that is quite distinctive on the spectrogram.

The oral stops of English are [p, t, k, b, d, g], and the nasal stops of English are [m, n, ŋ].

In Gaelic, the oral stops are [pʰ, tʰ, kʰ, p, t, k]; these are written as p, t, c, b, d, g, respectively. The nasal stops of Gaelic are [m, n, N, ŋ], which are written as m, n, nn, and ng.

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References

  • Crystal, D. (2008) Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. 6th Edition. Wiley-Blackwell.
  • Matthews, P. H. (1997) The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
  • Ladefoged, D. (2010) A Course in Phonetics. 6th Edition. Wadsworth Publishing.
  • Lamb, William (2003) Scottish Gaelic. 2nd edition. Munich: Lingcom Europa