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Phonetics

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Phonetics is the study of the characteristics of speech sounds:

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What are the 3 main elements used to make a consonant?

place of articulation, voicing, manner of articulation

voicing, tongue part, place of articulation

A consonant articulated with the body of the tongue raised against the hard palate

Velar

Labiodental

palatal

A consonant articulated with the tongue against or close the ridge behind the upper front teeth

Bilabial

Labiodental

Alveolar

A consonant articulated with the lower lip & the upper teeth

Bilabial

Velar

Labiodental

A consonant articulated without the active use of the tongue and other parts of the mouth.

Glottal

Dental

Stop\ plosive

A consonant articulated with the tongue against the upper teeth

Dental

Fricative

A consonant produced by forcing air through a narrow channel made by placing two articulators close together.

Glottal

Fricative

A consonant that begins as a stop & releases as a fricative.

Affricate

Nasals

What are the elements to make a vowel?

Tongue part, tongue height, voicing, lip posture

Tongue part, tongue height, mouth opening, lip posture