strongly aspirated or unaspirated ?

[kirimaru]

Hi,

Plosives standing at the beginning of a word or stressed syllable are strongly aspirated, right ?

In words like "true" or "cry", the plosive [t] and [k] is strongly aspirated or unaspirated, may I ask ?


Many thanks

[Soup]

Originally Posted by kirimaru

In words like "true" or "cry", the plosives [t] and [k] are strongly aspirated or unaspirated?

They're aspirated, yes. The sonorant [r] devoices.

[kirimaru]

Thanks a lot, for your answer and your correction also, Soup ^^