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Sentences with OBSTRUENT

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Sentences

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"English has various types of obstruent sounds, such as stops, fricatives, and affricates."
2
"The /p/ sound is a voiceless bilabial stop, which is classified as an obstruent."
3
"In phonetics, obstruent sounds are characterized by constriction or closure of the vocal tract."
4
"Languages may have different inventories of obstruents depending on their phonological patterns."
5
"The /f/ sound is an example of a voiceless labiodental fricative, which is an obstruent."
6
"Some languages have more obstruents in their phonetic inventory compared to others."
7
"The /tʃ/ sound in English words like 'church' is a voiceless palato-alveolar affricate, which is an obstruent."
8
"The distinction between obstruents and sonorants is an important one in phonetics."
9
"The /s/ sound is a voiceless alveolar fricative, classified as an obstruent."
10
"Many languages have obstruents that can occur at the beginning, middle, or end of a word."
11
"The /k/ sound in English words like 'cat' is a voiceless velar stop, which falls under the category of obstruents."
12
"Some obstruents, like /h/ in English, are produced with a complete obstruction of airflow."
13
"Certain linguistic phenomena, such as assimilation, can affect the realization of obstruent sounds."
14
"The phonetic properties of obstruents make them stand out in comparison to other types of sounds."
15
"The study of obstruents contributes to our understanding of how sounds are produced and perceived."
1
"English has several obstruents, such as the sounds /p/, /t/, and /k/."
2
"In phonetics, obstruents are consonants characterized by a constriction or closure in the vocal tract."
3
"Some languages have more obstruents than others."
4
"The word 'stop' contains an obstruent sound at the beginning."
5
"Spanish has fewer obstruents than English."
6
"Linguists often classify obstruents into different categories based on various articulatory and acoustic features."
7
"The phonetic realization of obstruents can vary across dialects and individuals."
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