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Plosive vs Deaffrication - What's the difference?

plosive | deaffrication |

In phonetics terms the difference between plosive and deaffrication

is that plosive is produced in this way while deaffrication is the reverse process of affrication; the process of turning an affricate into a plosive or a fricative.

As an adjective plosive

is produced in this way.

plosive

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (phonetics) Sound produced from opening a previously closed oral passage; for example, when pronouncing the sound /p/ in "pug".

    • Synonyms

    * stop, occlusive

    Related terms

    * plosion

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (phonetics) Produced in this way.

    • Derived terms

    * plosively * plosiveness ----

    deaffrication

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (phonetics) The reverse process of affrication; the process of turning an affricate into a plosive or a fricative.