What is pulmonic consonant?

Pulmonic consonants are a type of consonant sound that is produced by using the lungs to create air pressure, which is then used to modulate the vocal tract to produce sound. Most of the sounds in the English language are pulmonic consonants.

There are several types of pulmonic consonants, including voiced and voiceless, stops and fricatives, and nasals. Voiced consonants are produced when the vocal cords vibrate, while voiceless consonants are produced without the vocal cords vibrating. Stops are consonants that are produced by briefly stopping the airflow, while fricatives are produced by forcing the air through a narrow gap in the mouth. Nasals are consonants that are produced when air flows through the nose.

Examples of pulmonic consonants in English include the sounds /p/, /b/, /t/, /d/, /k/, /g/, /s/, /z/, /f/, /v/, /h/, /m/, /n/, and /ŋ/. These sounds can be combined to produce the complex sounds and words that make up our language.