occlusive
- noun
- /əˈkluːsɪv/
- Specialized
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- The consonants p and t are examples of occlusive sounds in many languages, as they block and then release airflow.
- voiced occlusives
Examples
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Stopping: The target fricatives and affricates are pronounced as occlusives; for example, pumo instead of fumo for smoke.
Academic text (2012) -
On the one hand, the voiced occlusives b and d, the fricatives/sibilants f, v, and s, and the nasal m, which most children could produce in the initial position, were less accurate in the medial position.
Academic text (2012) -
For the sounds b, d, f, v, s, which were present in most children of our sample in the initial but not the medial position, only the two occlusives were generally present in both positions in the inventory by Zmarich and Bonifacio.
Academic text (2012) -
Children often struggle to articulate the occlusive sounds b and d in different positions of words.
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The speech therapist focused on helping the child produce clear occlusive consonants during the session.
Synonyms
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A consonant sound made by blocking the air and then releasing it
A sound you make when you block air and then let it out quickly
A speech sound, like p or b, made by stopping the air and then letting it out quickly
A consonant sound made by stopping air in the mouth then letting it out suddenly, like p or b
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Etymology
Occlusive also comes from ob- ('against') and claudere ('to close'), and a helpful image is a door: the air is 'closed' and then opened again. That's why an occlusive is a consonant made by fully stopping the air in the mouth and then letting it go, as in /p/, /t/, and /k/.