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In phonetics, the term voice refers to a certain
vibrating quality in the phonation of consonants - both fricatives and stops.
For example: in conventional English pronunciation, the sound
represented by "t" has a voiced equivalent: "d".
Voiceless/voiced pairs include:
- p and b
- k and g
- f and v
- s and z
- t and d
Other pairings appear with consonantal clusters or in other languages.
Preceived presence or absence of voice can serve as a phonemic marker.
See also
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