Glottalization. Stops, chiefly the voiceless stops, and especially /t/, are frequently glottalized or pre-glottalized in certain positions; that is, a stop may be replaced with the glottal stop [ʔ], or else a glottal stop may be inserted before it. These phenomena are strongly dependent on the phonetic environment and on dialect.

Subclasses. Obstruents are subdivided into plosives (oral stops), such as [p, t, k, b, d, ɡ], with complete occlusion of the vocal tract, often followed by a release burst; fricatives, such as [f, s, ʃ, x, v, z, ʒ, ɣ], with limited closure, not stopping airflow but making it turbulent; and affricates, which begin with complete occlusion but then release into a fricative-like release, such ...

Amerikanisches Englisch (englisch American English [əˈmɛɹɪkən ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ] anhören? / i, kurz AE oder AmE) ist die Variante der englischen Sprache, die in den Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika gesprochen wird. Das amerikanische Englisch ist in seiner Geschichte durch die verschiedenen englischen Dialekte seiner Einwanderer aus England, Schottland und Irland beeinflusst worden, …