Consonant clusters occur when two or more consonants are uninterrupted by vowels. English has many examples, including digraphs like ‘sh’ and ‘wh’. Some languages, like Hungarian, use the same letters as English but produce different sounds. Consonant clusters have reduced in number in English over time, and some languages have removed them entirely. Foreign language […]
Consonants are sounds made with constriction in the vocal tract and are represented by letters. English has 21 consonant letters, but more sounds. Consonants can be classified by vocal tract parts used. Linguists use the IPA to represent all possible consonantal sounds. A consonant is a sound in speech characterized by a constriction or closure […]
