example of aspiration. disclaimer: i'm barely a hobbyist linguist!
@joepie91@elilla A common example i've seen is the words "spin" and "pin": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:En-us-pin_spin_bin_nip_nib.ogg In Dutch, these words differ only in that the first one has an additional s sound at the start. In English, there is also a difference in how the p is pronounced: the p in pin has a short burst of air after it, so it sounds a bit like there's a h sound afterwards.
example of aspiration. disclaimer: i'm barely a hobbyist linguist!
@joepie91 @elilla A common example i've seen is the words "spin" and "pin": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:En-us-pin_spin_bin_nip_nib.ogg In Dutch, these words differ only in that the first one has an additional s sound at the start. In English, there is also a difference in how the p is pronounced: the p in pin has a short burst of air after it, so it sounds a bit like there's a h sound afterwards.