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The voiceless velar stop is a common sound. Its voiced equivalent is [[Voiced velar stop|g]].  
The voiceless velar stop is a common sound. Its voiced equivalent is [[Voiced velar stop|g]].  


Velar stops often palatalize before front vowels; this effect may be seen in many languages' traditional pronunciations of Latin "c", originally /k/.
Velar stops often palatalize before front vowels; this effect may be seen in many languages' traditional pronunciations of Latin "c", originally /k/. It is denoted as [k] in IPA and <tt>k</tt> in X-SAMPA
 
== Features ==
 
Features of [k]:
 
* Its [[manner of articulation]] is [[stop consonant|stop]] , which means it is produced by obstructing airflow in the vocal tract.
* Its [[place of articulation]] is [[velar consonant|velar]].
* Its [[phonation]] type is voiceless, which means the vocal cords are not vibrating during the articulation.
* It is a [[oral consonant]], which means air is not allowed to escape through the nose.
* It is a [[central consonant]], which means it is produced by allowing the airstream to flow over the middle of the tongue, rather than the sides.
* The [[airstream mechanism]] is [[pulmonic egressive]], which means it is articulated by pushing air out of the [[lung]]s and through the vocal tract, rather than from the [[glottis]] or the mouth.
 
===English===
 
It is a common phoneme in English, and can be represented with <ch> (chaos, /keIOs/), <k> (kit, /kIt/), or <c> (call, /kaL\/).
 


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Revision as of 12:09, 15 August 2007

k
Pulmonic Consonant
IPA: k
X-SAMPA: k
Place of Articulation: Velar
Manner of Articulation: Stop
Phonological features: [+consonantal]
[+DORSAL]
  [+high]

The voiceless velar stop is a common sound. Its voiced equivalent is g.

Velar stops often palatalize before front vowels; this effect may be seen in many languages' traditional pronunciations of Latin "c", originally /k/. It is denoted as [k] in IPA and k in X-SAMPA

Features

Features of [k]:

English

It is a common phoneme in English, and can be represented with <ch> (chaos, /keIOs/), <k> (kit, /kIt/), or <c> (call, /kaL\/).


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