Reflection 5

ENGLISH PLOSIVES

          In this occasion I am going to talk about stops or plosives consonants.  A plosive is formed by the complete obstruction of the vocal tract by the articulators. This obstruction is then released, allowing the air to "explode" out of the mouth. When the air is blocked by the articulator, it begins to rise in pressure. Then, when the air is released, the high pressure air rushes out into the lower pressure area beyond the blockage. In English there are six plosive consonants, there are , , , , , . The plosives have different places of articulation. The plosive b, p are bilabial; t, d are alveolar; and k, g are velar. Finally, I can mention that All this consonants can occur at initial medial and final position.

For more information about this topic you can visit the following sites:

·         http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stop_consonant

·         https://notendur.hi.is/peturk/KENNSLA/02/TOP/plos.html

·         http://tanvirdhaka.blogspot.com/2009/10/english-plosive-sounds.html

Videos

·         http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyhk6g4T-2M