... release of the air . Before a syllabic consonant , in words like little and sudden , the closure for the stop takes place normally , as the tongue tip makes contact with the tooth ridge . But the release is quite unusual , since the ...

... released until the articulatory movements for the nasal consonants are performed (change of place of articulation in the oral chamber and lowering of the soft palate); otherwise, some oral release may be perceived. . If the nasal is ...

... pronounce camp, plant, tank, for example, without the nasal consonants, /m n i/, and still be understood so ... release separate from the following stop. In actor, for instance, the tongue-tip is in place for the /t/ before the ...

... release stage . The sequence is pronounced as a single long plosive with an approach stage followed by a long hold stage and a single release stage . There isn't an IPA diacritic for unre- leased plosives , but they are often shown with ...

... release - When a plosive is followed by a homorganic nasal consonant , either syllabic or initial in a following syllable , the release of air is normally effected not by a removal of the oral closure , which is retained , but by the ...

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... release of the air ( called aspiration ) . The t sound and d sound are stops , meaning that the release of the air is quick and smooth . The ch sound and j sound are affricates ; when the air is released , the tongue remains close to ...

... release : L. de , and libero , I free - from liber , free ) , to set at liberty ; to free ; to save ; to rescue ; to give or transfer , as from one person to another ; toutter ; to pronounce ; to sur render ; to disburden or relieve of ...

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