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Final devoicing
Final devoicing is a systematic phonetic process occurring in languages such as German, Dutch, and Russian, among others. In these languages, where the voicing of consonants is phonological – that is, these languages feature minimal pairs like for example German Bein ("leg") vs Pein ("pain"), distinguished only by the voicing of the initial consonant – the devoicing of final consonants constitutes a neutralisation of a phonological opposition which is usually made.
External links
- Final Devoicing or 'Why does <naoi> sound like <naoich>?' — explanation of devoicing with regard to Gaelic
- Final Devoicing — extract (with illustrative audio clips) from Peter Ladefoged's A Course in Phonetics
- Final Devoicing — from The Talking Map | Tips for pronunciation
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