/s/ as in "sign"

Classification: Voiceless alveolar (strong) Fricative

Notes: Easy to recognize; look for an area of strong frication bounded between 3000-4000 and 8000 Hz. No glottal pulses.

A typical /s/ may look like:


Speaker: Tim Carmell
Word: the /s/ section of the word "aspire"


Speaker: Tim Carmell
Word: the /s/ section of the word "sign"

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