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Final consonant groups or clusters in AAVE have been examined as evidence of the systematic nature of this language variety, governed by specific rules. position. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African-American_Vernacular_English Consonant cluster reduction is a phonological process where a final consonant group or cluster, consisting of two consonant sounds, is simplified or reduced to a single consonant soundposition. position. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African-American_Vernacular_English

Through voicing generalizations, final consonant clusters can be reduced through deletion of the final two consonants to form a cluster that holds a [+voice] or [-voice] value, voiced or voiceless value respectively. This type of voicing is used to categorize consonant sounds when relating it to the glottis, the opening between the vocal folds inside the mouth. To create voiceless sounds such as sounds p, k, f, t, and s, the vocal folds are apart which allows air to flow freely. Voiced sounds such as b, d, l, m, n, and g, are produced when the vocal folds are together and the air creates a vibration. Based on this voicing generalization, the nd cluster in the word pound can be reduced to n since this consonant cluster contains the same voicing value.