This flashcard defines fortis sounds (consonants) as articulated with more muscular effort and breath force, are voiceless, typically aspirated in initial position, and shorten preceding vowels.
This flashcard defines fortis sounds (consonants) as articulated with more muscular effort and breath force, are voiceless, typically aspirated in initial position, and shorten preceding vowels.
| term | Fortis sounds (Consonants) |
|---|---|
| definition | articulation with more muscular effort and greater breath force voiceless in all positions fortis plosives are aspirated in syllable-initial position vowels are shortened before a fortis consonant |
| describe | y |
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