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Voiced stop

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(Phon.) a stopped consonant made with tone from the larynx while the mouth organs are closed at some point; a sonant mute, as b, d, g hard.

See also: Voiced



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Voiced stops are rare phonemes in the SE languages.
The Structure of Kiranti Languages: Comparative Grammar and Texts by Rapacha, Lal / Contributions to Nepalese Studies
at the beginnings of Primitive Germanic, the following changes occurred, in the following sequential stages: 1) IE aspirated voiced stops bh, dh, gh > [the symbol ">" should be read as "became" or "developed into"] Germanic (Gmc) voiced fricatives [beta], [delta], [gamma] (later > b, d, g); 2) IE voiceless stops p,t,k > Gmc fricatives f, [theta], and x [ > h initially]; and 3) IE voiced stops, b, d, g > Gmc voiceless stops p, t, k.
The Word: The Dictionary That Reveals the Source of English by Besserman, Lawrence / Judaism: A Quarterly Journal of Jewish Life and Thought
at the beginnings of Primitive Germanic, the following changes occurred, in the following sequential stages: 1) IE aspirated voiced stops bh, dh, gh > [the symbol ">" should be read as "became" or "developed into"] Germanic (Gmc) voiced fricatives [beta], [delta], [gamma] (later > b, d, g); 2) IE voiceless stops p,t,k > Gmc fricatives f, [theta], and x [ > h initially]; and 3) IE voiced stops, b, d, g > Gmc voiceless stops p, t, k.
The Hebrew roots of the English language by Besserman, Lawrence / Judaism: A Quarterly Journal of Jewish Life and Thought
 
 
 
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