Manner of Articulation

Manner of Articulation

1. Stop

   • The vocal tract is closed completely. But for stops the airflow isn't redirected through the nose.
   • Examples:
     • /p/
       • purse
     • /b/
       • back

2. Nasal

   • Examples:
     • /m/
       • mad
     • /n/
       • no
     • /ŋ/
       • funk
   • You completely block air flow through your mouth and let the air pass through your nose.

3. Glides

   • Two articulators come close together but not quite close enough to create air turbulence. The resulting sound is more like a fast vowel than anything else
   • Examples:
     • /l/
       • luck
     • /r/
       • right

4. Fricative

   • Involve only a partial blockage of the vocal tract so that air has to be forced through a narrow channel.
   • Examples:
     • /f/
       • fro
     • /θ/
       • thick
     • /z/
       • zit
     • /ð/
       • the
     • /s/
       • suit
     • /ʒ/
       • vision
     • /v/
       • vine
     • /h/
       • happy
     • /ʃ/
       • shot

5. Affricate

   • Start as stop sounds with air building up behind an articulator which then releases through a narrow channel as a fricative
   • Examples:
     • /tʃ/
       • match
     • /dʒ/
       • jam