In phonetics, aspiration is the strong burst of breath that accompanies either the release or, in the case of preaspiration, the closure of some obstruents.ne should either feel a puff of air or see a flicker of the candle flame with pin that one does not get with spin. In most dialects of English, the initial consonant is aspirated in pin and unaspirated in spin.
Portland, TX. Sponsored Topics. Portland is a city in Nueces and San Patricio Counties in the U.S. state of Texas. The current mayor and city manager are David Krebs and Mike Tanner. The population was 14,827 at the 2000 census, with a 2007 estimated population of 16,408.
Portland is a city in and the county seat of Jay County, Indiana, United States. The population was 6,223 at the 2010 census. Portland is located at 40Â°26â²2â³N 84Â°58â²48â³W / 40.43389Â°N 84.98Â°W / 40.43389; -84.98 (40.433884, -84.979914), along the Salamonie River. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.1 square miles (10.6 kmÂ²), of which, 4.1 square miles (10.6 kmÂ²) of it is land and 0.24% is water.