Wu Chinese has a three-way distinction in stops and affricates: /p pʰ b/. In addition to aspirated and unaspirated consonants, there is a series of muddy consonants, like /b/. These are pronounced with slack or breathy voice: that is, they are weakly voiced. Muddy consonants as initial cause a syllable to be pronounced with low pitch or light (陽 yáng) tone.
Wu Chinese has a three - way distinction in stops and affricates : /p pʰ b/. In addition to aspirated and unaspirated consonants , there is a series of muddy consonants , like /b/. These are pronounced with slack or breathy voice : that is , they are weakly voiced . Muddy consonants as initial cause a syllable to be pronounced with low pitch or light ( 陽 yáng ) tone .
What kind of voice are muddy consonants pronounced with?
What kind of voice are muddy consonants pronounced with ?
slack or breathy
slack or breathy