English Stops

 

^~"-~~-^_^ According to the place —^_^ of articulation According ^~^~-^___^ to the force of articulation-^-^^^	Bilabial	Forelingual apical alveolar	Backlingual velar
Strong (fortis) voiceless aspirated	P	t	к
Weak (lenis) voiced (in word final position partly devoiced) non-aspirated	b	d

{p, b] occur in word initial, word medial and word final positions. [p] spelt "p" as in pin, pane, capable, lip. (bj spelt "b, bb" as in big, rubber, sob.

Definition,[p, b] are occlusive, plosive, bilabial; [p] is strong and voiceless, (bj is weak and voiced, in final position it is partly devoiced.