[instantaneous release]

Counterpart

[delayed release]

Feature System

SPE Features

Definition

Definition: In the case of an instantaneous release, little turbulence is produced; this results in the production of a plosive (Chomsky & Halle 1968:318). See [delayed release].

References

Chomsky, Noam, and Morris Halle. 1968. The sound pattern of English. New York: Harper and Row. 

Author

Ainsley Graf

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