The voiced bilabial plosive or stop is a type of
consonant
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al sound used in many
spoken languages. The symbol in the
International Phonetic Alphabet
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that represents this sound is , and the equivalent
X-SAMPA symbol is
b
. The voiced bilabial stop occurs in
English
English usually refers to:
* English language
* English people
English may also refer to:
Peoples, culture, and language
* ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England
** English national ...
, and it is the sound denoted by the letter in ''obey'' (
obeI
).
Features
Features of the voiced bilabial stop:
Varieties
Occurrence
See also
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Betacism
In historical linguistics, betacism (, ) is a sound change in which (the voiced bilabial plosive, as in ''bane'') and (the voiced labiodental fricative , as in ''vane'') are confused. The final result of the process can be either /b/ → or ...
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Voiced oral consonants
Bilabial stops
Pulmonic consonants
Labial–coronal consonants