
25-Sep-2009, 14:28
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 | Harmless drudge | | Join Date: Jul 2006
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Re: Unvoiced Consonants Quote:
Originally Posted by anupumh Hi,
Do the unvoiced consonants actually have no voice?
If its true, then how do we hear them if they are devoid of any voice?
When the unvoiced consonants are articulated, do the vocal cords do not vibrate at all?
Thanks | The wind doesn't have a voice (unless it's channelled through a chamber in which it sets up vibrations); but you can still hear it rushing past things, rustling dead leaves and so on.
Similarly, air pushed out of the vocal tract by the diaprhagm (to over-simplify) can cause audible vibrations in parts of the mouth and nose without - as mara_ce has said - the vocal chords doing anything.
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