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    • Common consonant sound in vocal languages

      • The voiceless alveolar sibilant is a common consonant sound in vocal languages. It is the sound in English words such as sea and pass, and is represented in the International Phonetic Alphabet with ⟨s⟩. It has a characteristic high-pitched, highly perceptible hissing sound.
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  2. The voiceless alveolar retracted sibilant (commonly termed the voiceless apico-alveolar sibilant) is a fricative that is articulated with the tongue in a hollow shape, usually with the tip of the tongue against the alveolar ridge.

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  3. INTRODUCTION. It has long been observed that voiced consonants are characterized by supralaryngeal configurations that differ from those used during the production of voiceless equivalents.

    • Michael I. Proctor, Christine H. Shadle, Khalil Iskarous
    • 10.1121/1.3299199
    • 2010
    • J Acoust Soc Am. 2010 Mar; 127(3): 1507-1518.
  4. Go to: Abstract. This paper examines the acoustic characteristics of voiceless sibilant fricatives in English-and Japanese-speaking adults and the acquisition of contrasts involving these sounds in 2- and 3-year-old children.

    • Fangfang Li, Jan Edwards, Mary E. Beckman
    • 10.1016/j.wocn.2008.10.001
    • 2009
    • 2009
  5. Feb 14, 2022 · The voiceless alveolar sibilant is a common consonant sound in vocal languages. It is the sound in English words such as sea and pass, and is represented in the International Phonetic Alphabet with s . It has a characteristic high-pitched, highly perceptible hissing sound.

  6. Features. The airstream mechanism is pulmonic. This means that this sound is produced by pushing air solely with the lungs and diaphragm, as in most sounds. The phonation is voiceless. This means that this sound is produced without vibrations of the vocal cords.

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