An obstruent ( /ˈɒbstruːənt/ OB-stroo-ənt) is a speech sound such as [ k], [ d͡ʒ], or [ f] that is formed by obstructing airflow. Obstruents contrast with sonorants, which have no such obstruction and so resonate. [1] All obstruents are consonants, but sonorants include vowels as well as consonants.
Obstruents are subdivided into:
Obstruents are often prototypically voiceless, but voiced obstruents are common. This contrasts with sonorants, which are prototypically voiced and only rarely phonemically voiceless. [3]
An obstruent ( /ˈɒbstruːənt/ OB-stroo-ənt) is a speech sound such as [ k], [ d͡ʒ], or [ f] that is formed by obstructing airflow. Obstruents contrast with sonorants, which have no such obstruction and so resonate. [1] All obstruents are consonants, but sonorants include vowels as well as consonants.
Obstruents are subdivided into:
Obstruents are often prototypically voiceless, but voiced obstruents are common. This contrasts with sonorants, which are prototypically voiced and only rarely phonemically voiceless. [3]