Stop Consonant (Noun)
Meaning
A consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it; "his stop consonants are too aspirated".
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The language instructor corrected her student's pronunciation, explaining that a stop consonant is formed by obstructing airflow.
- In the study of phonetics, a stop consonant is characterized by a sudden release of air.
- The child had difficulty articulating the stop consonant at the beginning of the word.
- The language learner's native accent influenced her production of stop consonants in the new language.
- His stop consonants were too soft and needed to be pronounced more forcefully.