Phonetics

Phonetics

1. Meaning

   • The study of the sound of human speech

2. Consonant

   • Meaning
     • One of the speech sounds or letters of the alphabet that is not a vowel.
   • Place of Articulation
     • Meaning
       • Place of articulation refers to the places where the air stream from the lungs or the sound stream from the larynx is constriced (limited) by the articulates.
     • Bilabial
       • Both lips come together
         • b,p,m,w
     • Labiodental
       • Lower lip and upper teeth come together
         • f,v
     • Interdental
       • Tongue between upper & lower teeth
         • θ,ð
     • Alveolar
       • Tongue at or near the ridge behind the upper front teeth
         • t,d,s,z,n,l
     • Palatal
       • Front hard palate or roof of the mouth
         • ʃ,ʒ,tʃ,dʒ,r,j
     • Velar
       • At velum or soft palate
         • k,g,ŋ,
     • Glottal
       • At the larynx (the glottis is the space between the vocal folds)
         • h
   • IPA
   • Consonant VS Vowel
     • Consonants involve some constriction of air flow BUT vowels DON'T

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