201 Classes of sound and their specifications

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22 Terms

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stop

[-sonorant, -continuant]

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consonant

[+cons]

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vowel

[-cons]

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sonorant

[+son]

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obstruent

[-son]

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fricative

[-sonorant, +continuant]

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liquid

[+sonorant, +continuant]

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sibilant

[coronal, +strident]

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dental

[coronal, +anterior, -distributed]

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alveolar

[coronal, +anterior, +distributed]

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post-alveolar

[coronal, -anterior, +distributed]

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retroflex

[coronal, -anterior, -distributed]

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palatal

[dorsal, -back, +high]

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velar

[dorsal, +back, +high]

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uvular

[dorsal, +back, -high]

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high vowel

[+high, -low]

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mid vowel

[-high, -low]

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low vowel

[-high, +low]

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front vowel

[-back]

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back vowel

[+back]

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tense vowel

[+ATR] or [+tense]

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lax vowel

[-ATR] or [-tense]