Articulatory Phonetic

Articulatory Phonetic

1. Articulatory phonetics studies how speech sounds are produce.

   • Production/Descrption
     • This segments of speech involve some basic understanding of speech anatomy
       • SPEECH ANATOMY
         • VOCAL TRACK
           • Modifies or modulates the stream of several articulates
             • lips, tongue, uvula and glottis.
         • LARYNX
           • Responsible phonation
         • LUNGS
           • They produce enough energy for the airstream.
         • All languages use produced sounds in egressive (from the lungs).
           • Glottalic is produced by the larynx
             • Velaric cant be used egressivily, but it can be used by ingressive.
           • AIRSTREAM MECHANISMS
             • The combination of anatomical properties and the respective airstream allows us to precisly define all speech sounds, that we use in natural language.
         • Furthermore, since all these speech sounds involve some sort of air; without an airstream you wont be able to hear anything.
           • NO AIRSTREAM=NOTHING HAPPENS