In Danish and most southern varieties of German, the "lenis" consonants transcribed for historical reasons as ⟨b d ɡ⟩ are distinguished from their fortis counterparts ⟨p t k⟩, mainly in their lack of aspiration.
In Danish and most southern varieties of German , the " lenis " consonants transcribed for historical reasons as ⟨b d ɡ⟩ are distinguished from their fortis counterparts ⟨p t k⟩ , mainly in their lack of aspiration .
If the lenis are ⟨b d ɡ⟩, what are the fortis counterparts?
If the lenis are ⟨b d ɡ⟩ , what are the fortis counterparts ?
⟨p t k⟩
⟨p t k⟩