Classification of English Noise Consonants According to the Degree of Noise

 

Class A. Noise consonants
	b, d.g.v, 0.z, 3,03	p, t. k, Г. 0. s.f.!f.h
According to the work of thevocal cords	voiced	voiceless
According to the forceof articulation	weak(lenis)	strong (fortis)

Weak noise consonants are: the English [b, d, g, v, 6. z, 3, ф}. English phoneticians call the weak consonants lenis and the strong noise consonants fortis.

В. Sonorants (or sonorous consonants)are made with tone prevailing over noise because of a rather wide air passage. They are: the English [m, n, n, w, 1, r, j]; the Russian [м, м', н, н л, л', р, p'J.