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Articulators
All parts of vocal apparatus involved in speech production. Some can be moved (tongue, lips, lower jaw) and some cannot (upper teeth, hard palate).
Place of Articulation
Blockages at different places in the oral cavity.
Bilabial Sounds
Type of Articulation
Involving constriction of lips. [b] and [w].
Alveolar
Type of Articulation
Obstruction at the alveolar ridge . [d]
Labio-dentals
Type of Articulation
Involve only the lower lip and the upper front teeth. [f]
Dental
Type of Articulation
Lips are not involved. Produced with tongue immediately behind upper front teeth or between upper and lower front teeth.
Palato-alveolar
Type of Articulation
Constriction between the hard palate and alveolar ridge (slightly behind alveolar sounds). (“sh” sound.)
Platal
Type of Articulation
Tongue raised toward hard palate. [j]
Velar
Type of Articulation
Obstruction of velum. [k]
Glottal
Type of Articulation
Airstream obstructed by glottis. [h]
Manner of Articulation
The different ways that speakers can block airflow through the oral cavity using different types of constrictions.
Stops
Classes of Consonants and manner of articulation
When the airflow stops completely. [b, p, k]
Same as plosives.
Plosives
Classes of Consonants and manner of articulation
A burst of air at the moment of a release. [p, b, t, d, k, g]
Same as stops.
Fricatives
Classes of Consonants and manner of articulation
Leaving a narrow passage where air can escape and causes friction. [f, v, “th”, s, z, “sh”, h]
Affricatives
Classes of Consonants and manner of articulation
Combines 2 manners of production and is regarded as one unit. It is the stoppage of airflow and a prolonged release with a narrow opening and there is friction. [“ch”, “g”]
Approximants
Classes of Consonants and manner of articulation
Sounds created with less turbulence in the airstream, no complete closure, articulators leave enough space for air to pass without audible friction. [l, “upside down r”, w, j]
Nasals
Classes of Consonants and manner of articulation
Lips are closed and no air escapes. [m, n, “ng”]
Vocal cords
Two muscular folds by the larynx. When they are apart, the air passes freely and there is no vibration. [s] When they are together, the air pushes through and forces them apart causing a vibration. [z]
Voiceless
When no vibration of the vocal cords is caused. [p, t, k, “ch”, f, “th”, s, “sh”, h]
Voiced
When there is a vibration of the vocal cords. Includes all vowels, approximants, nasals, and a number of fricatives, stops, and affricatives.
Unrounded
Vowels pronounced with lips spread.
