MANNER OF ARTICULATION

MANNER OF ARTICULATION

1. Is a modification of the airstream, which is caused at the vocal tract that connects to the nasal passage.

   • Produces:
     • Plosive consonants
       • The air pressure increases behind the closure, and is then released 'explosively'.
     • Affricate consonants
       • The air pressure increases behind the closure, and is the released more slowly than in plosives.
     • Fricative consonants
       • When two vocal organs come close enough together for the movement of air between them to be heard.
     • Nasal consonants
       • A closure is made by the lips, or by the tongue against the palate, and the air escapes through the nose.
     • Lateral consonants
       • A partial closure is made by the tongue against the alveolar ridge, and the air is able to flow around the sides of the tongue.
     • Approximant consonants
       • Vocal organs come near to each other, but not so close as to cause audible friction