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obstruents. This reduces the flow of air and therefore reduces the amount of turbulence. SIL International. 1997. LinguaLinks Library. Available at http://www- 01.sil.org/linguistics/GlossaryOfLinguisticTerms/WhatIsAFortisConsonant.htm, accessed January 19, 2016. Wells, John. 2011. John Wells' s Phonetic Blog. Available at http://phonetic- blog.blogspot.com.ee/2011/06/fortis-and-lenis.html, accessed January 19, 2016. Nesselhauf, Nadja. Introduction to English Phonology and Phonetics. Available at http://www.as.uni-heidelberg.de/personen/Nesselhauf/files/downloads/Phonetics%20Nesselhauf %20Part%20II.pdf, accessed January 19, 2016. FRICATIVES Fricatives are consonants that are formed by impeding the flow of air somewhere in the vocal apparatus so that a friction-sound is produced. Because of the way the flow of breath is heard in producing fricatives, fricatives are also called spirants