Complete the classification.
A consonant is identified by its ______, its place and its ______. A complete closure released abruptly is a ______, while a constriction narrow enough to generate turbulent noise is a ______.
Word bank: voicing · manner · plosive · fricative · affricate · approximant
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- The three dimensions are named in the standard order.
- The two manners differ in whether the tract is fully closed.
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A consonant is identified by its voicing, its place and its manner. A complete closure released abruptly is a plosive, while a constriction narrow enough to generate turbulent noise is a fricative.
The order of the terms is conventional and worth following, because it makes descriptions comparable at a glance, every three-term label answers the same three questions in the same sequence.
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