Obstruent Obstruent An obstruent is a speech sound such as , , or that is formed by "obstructing" airflow. Obstruents contrast with sonorants, which have no such obstruction and so resonate. All obstruents are consonants, but sonorants include both vowels and consonants. Obstruents are subdivided into plosives (oral stops), such as , with complete occlusion of the vocal tract, often followed by a release burst; fricatives, such as , with limited closure, not stopping airflow but making it turbulent; and affricates, which begin with complete occlusion but then release into a fricative-like release, such as . Obstruents are prototypically voiceless, but
Technical school courses (such as speech or composition) to complete in order to receive the more traditional two-year technical school diploma referenced above. Technical school In the United States, a technical school is a two-year college that covers fields such as business, finance, hospitality, tourism, construction, engineering, visual arts, information technology and community work. The Association for Career and Technical Education is the largest U.S. education association dedicated to promoting career and technical education for youth and adults. Technical school is also the term used in the United States Armed Forces for the job specific training given immediately after recruit training. Though