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1. Stricture Types:
Sounds that have open approximation have the highest sonority (loudness), followed by
close approximation and the lowest sonority is in complete closure. The less you block a sound,
the louder you hear it.
2. Voicing:
Voiced sounds are more sonorous than their voiceless counterparts. All vowels are
voiced.
francis1897 answered the question on August 23, 2022 at 12:30
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